Fundamentals of Financial Management

• Logical progression of text, from fundamentals and concepts to theories, techniques, and their applications.
• Discussion of various tools and their applications in decision making in the context of the situation.
• Explanation of various functions of Excel spreadsheet for different applications.
• Pedagogical elements to help in better learning—objective questions, worked out examples, as well as unsolved problems.

Section-I: Foundation: 1. Nature of Financial Management, 2. Financial Statements, 3. Breakeven Point and Leverages, 4. Financial Statement Analysis, Section-II: Fundamental: 5. Time Value of Money, 6. Risk and Returns, Section-III: Long-term Sources of Funds: 7. Financial Markets & Interest Rate Mechanism, 8. Sources of Long-term Funds, 9. Dividend Policy, Section-IV: Cost of Capital and Valuation: 10. Capital Structure Theories and Decisions, 11. Cost of Capital and Investor' Returns, 12. Valuation of Securities and Firm, Section-V: Fixed Asset Investment Decisions: 13. Estimating Cash Flow, 14. Capital Expenditure Evaluation Techniques, Section-VI: Working Capital Management and Financing: 15. Working Capital Management, 16. Management of Cash, 17. Management of Receivables, 18. Management of Inventory, 19. Working Capital Financing, Section-VII: Financial Planning: 20. Financial Planning