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Financial Management
1. Introduction to Financial Management
2. The Financial Environment
3. Financial Statement Analysis
4. The Time Value of Money
5. Valuation of Financial Assets
6. Risk and Return
7. Capital Budgeting
8. Cost of Capital
9. Capital Structure and Leverage
10. Dividend Policy
11. Working Capital Management
12. Financial Planning and Forecasting
13. International Financial Management
14. Mergers and Acquisitions
15. Risk Management and Derivatives
Capital Budgeting
Capital Budgeting Process
Strategic Planning Integration
Project Identification
Project Screening
Project Evaluation
Project Selection
Implementation and Control
Post-Audit Review
Project Classification
Replacement Projects
Replacement for Maintenance
Replacement for Cost Reduction
Expansion Projects
Expansion of Existing Products
Expansion into New Markets
New Product Development
Regulatory and Safety Projects
Other Projects
Research and Development
Strategic Projects
Cash Flow Estimation
Relevant Cash Flow Principles
Incremental Cash Flows
After-Tax Cash Flows
Timing of Cash Flows
Cash Flow Components
Initial Investment Outlay
Asset Cost
Installation Costs
Working Capital Requirements
Opportunity Costs
Operating Cash Flows
Revenue Changes
Operating Cost Changes
Depreciation Tax Shield
Terminal Cash Flows
Salvage Value
Tax on Salvage Value
Working Capital Recovery
Special Considerations
Sunk Costs
Opportunity Costs
Externalities
Inflation Effects
Capital Budgeting Techniques
Net Present Value
NPV Calculation
NPV Decision Rule
NPV Profiles
Internal Rate of Return
IRR Calculation
IRR Decision Rule
Multiple IRRs Problem
Modified Internal Rate of Return
MIRR Calculation
MIRR Advantages
Payback Period
Simple Payback Period
Discounted Payback Period
Payback Decision Rule
Profitability Index
PI Calculation
PI Decision Rule
PI vs. NPV
Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects
Scale Differences
Timing Differences
NPV vs. IRR Conflicts
Crossover Rate
Reinvestment Rate Assumptions
Capital Rationing
Hard Capital Rationing
Soft Capital Rationing
Single-Period Rationing
Multi-Period Rationing
Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting
Sensitivity Analysis
One-Variable Sensitivity
Multi-Variable Sensitivity
Scenario Analysis
Best Case Scenario
Worst Case Scenario
Most Likely Scenario
Monte Carlo Simulation
Probability Distributions
Random Sampling
Output Analysis
Decision Trees
Sequential Decisions
Contingent Projects
Real Options
Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates
Project-Specific Risk
Divisional Cost of Capital
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