Corporate financial strategy and decision making to increase shareholder value / Harold Bierman, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bierman, Harold.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--Finance--Decision making.

Corporations.

Corporations--Finance.

Corporations--Valuation.

Physical Description:

v, 216 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Hope, Pa. : Frank J. Fabozzi Associates, [1999]

Summary:

A buzzword on Wall Street, everyone is interested in increasing " shareholder value." Corporate executives, CEOs, board members, and managers all talk of ways to maximize shareholder value, while growing their businesses. In Corporate Financial Strategy and Decision Making, Harold Bierman discusses all the financial strategies managers should follow to increase shareholder value. He covers corporate financial planning, financial strategies, alternative sources of funds, and other financial angles for managers of all levels. This comprehensive guide also includes in-depth explanations of dividend policy-making, mergers & acquisitions, capital structure, and risk management.

Contents:

1. Corporate Financial Planning and Strategy 1

2. Common Stock 9

3. The Use of Preferred Stock 25

4. The Nature of Debt 41

5. The Analysis of Buy Versus Lease 61

6. Convertible Bonds 77

7. Financial and Operating Leverage 89

8. Capital Structure: The Weighted Average Cost of Capital 95

9. Dividend Policy 111

10. Repurchase of Common Stock by the Corporate Issuer 123

11. Valuation of an Acquisition 129

12. Mergers and Acquisitions 141

13. Risk Management 155

14. Corporate Capital and the Put-Call Parity 173

15. Performance Measurement 181

16. Financial Strategy and Policy 197

17. Ten Ways to Increase Shareholder Value with Financial Decisions 207.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1883249678

OCLC:

41956050