Corporate Finance (Textbook for University Finance Majors)

Author: Chen Yulu
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Publish Date: 2006-02-23
Features: This book is the research outcome of the "New Century Higher Education Teaching Reform Project of the Ministry of Education—Research on the Educational Reform and Development Strategy of China's Financial Profession in the 21st Century," and is a national-level planning textbook for the 21st century. It is also a core textbook for financial majors in higher education institutions. The book is divided into six parts and seventeen chapters. Part 1 includes chapters 1 and 2, primarily introducing modern corporate systems and financial statement analysis. Part 2 includes chapters 3 through 7, primarily covering fundamental theories in investment decision-making, such as time value, net present value, capital structure, the CAPM model, and the APT model. Part 3 includes chapters 8 through 11, primarily discussing corporate financing channels, the efficient market theory, and capital structure issues closely related to corporate financing. Part 4 includes chapters 12 and 13, primarily introducing the basic knowledge of dividends and the main factors influencing dividend decisions. Part 5 includes chapters 14 and 15, covering both long-term financial planning and short-term financial planning. Part 6 includes chapters 16 and 17, exploring an important topic in corporate finance—mergers and acquisitions—from both theoretical and practical perspectives. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students of financial majors in higher education institutions. It is also suitable for part-time graduate students and MBA students as an introductory book on corporate finance, as well as for professionals working in enterprises, banks, securities companies, and management consulting firms.