The firm and the financial manager -- Accounting and finance -- The time value of money -- Valuing bonds -- Valuing stocks -- Net present value and other investment criteria -- Using discounted cash-flow analysis to make investment decisions -- project analysis -- Introduction to risk, return, and the opportunity cost of capital -- Risk, return, and capital budgeting -- The cost of capital -- Corporate financing and the lessons of market efficiency -- An overview of corporate financing -- How corporations issue securities -- The capital structure decision -- Dividend policy -- Financial statement analysis -- Financial planning -- Working capital management and short-term planning -- Cash and inventory management -- Credit management and collection -- Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate control -- International financial management -- Options -- Risk management

1. Corporations -- Finance