The book highlights the modern, analytical approach to corporate finance decision-making. Its aim is:
• to help readers develop a thorough understanding of the theories and concepts underlying financial management in a systematic way
• to make the subject of finance interesting to learn, simple to comprehend and relevant in practice
• to help readers appreciate the logic for making better financial decisions

The book has excellent pedagogical tools like Excel applications, Illustrative problems, Real-life examples, Cases, and Practical projects, and distinctly differentiates itself from other textbooks in terms of coverage, presentation, and equal focus on theory and practice.

The text comprehensively covers MBA, M Com, CA, CFA, ICWA and other postgraduate and professional courses.

Contents
Part-I: Valuation:
1. Nature of Financial Management,
2. Value and Return,
. Valuation of Bonds and Shares,
4. Risk and Return,
5. Portfolio Theory and Assets Pricing Models,
6. Beta Estimation and the Cost of Equity,
7. Options and their Valuation,

Part-2: Investment Decisions:
8. Capital Budgeting Decisions,
9. The Cost of Capital,
10. Cash Flows for Investment Analysis,
11. Complex Investment Decisions,
12. Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting,
13. Real Options, Investment Strategy and Process,

Part-3: Financing and Dividend Decisions:
14. Financial and Operating Leverage,
15. Capital Structure: Theory and Policy,
16. Valuation and Financing,
17. Dividend Theory,
18. Dividend Policy,

Part-4: Long-Term Financing:
19. Capital Market Efficiency and Capital Markets in India,
20. Long-Term Finance: Shares, Debentures and Term Loans, 21. Convertible Debentures and Warrants, 22. Asset-Based Financing: Lease, Hire Purchase and Project Financing, 23. Venture Capital Financing, Part-5: Financial and Profit Analysis: 24. Financial Statements, 25. Financial Statement Analysis, 26. Financial Planning and Strategy, Part-6: Working Capital Management: 27. Principles of Working Capital Management, 28. Receivables Management and Factoring, 29. Inventory Management, 30. Cash Management, 31. Working Capital Finance, Part-7: Managing Value and Risk: 32. Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, 33. Derivatives for Managing Financial Risk, 34. International Financial Management, 35. Shareholder Value and Corporate Governance, Part-8: Comprehensive Cases, Part-9: Tables • Annexure