"A self-teaching guide"--Cover.

Includes index.

What is corporate finance? -- Setting the stage -- Accounting statements and cash flows -- Common-size, common-base year, and ratio analysis -- Present and future value -- Compounding and interest rate conversion -- Payment composition and amortization schedules -- Valuing stocks -- Valuing projects : the capital budgeting decision rules -- Measuring risk and return -- Calculating beta -- Analyzing the security market line -- The weighted average cost of capital -- Estimating future cash flows -- Scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis -- Option valuation.

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