Corporate Finance

Author: Xue Fei, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-08-09
Features: This book is divided into ten chapters:
Chapter 1 introduces the basics of corporate finance, elaborating on the company and its objectives, as well as the financial analysis techniques that form the foundation of corporate finance;
Chapter 2 discusses corporate governance;
Chapter 3 covers capital budgeting, introducing the fundamental techniques of corporate finance;
Chapter 4 introduces the capital costs of different financing methods and the optimal capital structure;
Chapters 5 and 6 introduce external financing;
Chapter 7 explores dividend theory and dividend policy;
Chapter 8 covers working capital management;
Chapter 9 introduces corporate merger and acquisition decisions, anti-takeover measures, and divestiture and spin-off decisions;
Chapter 10 discusses how companies operating in a global context can mitigate exchange rate risks and determine international capital structures.
Each chapter ends with relevant cases, allowing readers to integrate and apply the knowledge they have learned.
The features of this book are primarily reflected in three aspects:
First, conciseness. The book avoids excessive formula derivations and focuses on practical introductions, making the entire content clear and easy to understand;
Second, novelty. When introducing relevant theories, the book emphasizes the latest developments in these theories, enabling readers to understand new interpretations and theories;
Third, practicality. The book includes relevant cases after each chapter, most of which are real events from the operations of Chinese companies. Readers can further integrate and apply the knowledge they have learned by combining the background of these cases.
This book can serve as a textbook and reference for undergraduate students of economics and management, adult education, correspondence courses, and self-study examination students. It can also be used as supplementary reading for graduate students in economics and management, as well as a training manual for corporate management personnel and economic and management cadres.