Preface |
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PART ONE ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE FIRM |
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1 | (76) |
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Chapter 1 Interpreting Financial Statements |
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3 | (34) |
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3 | (3) |
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Overview of Financial Statements |
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6 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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Current Assets and Liabilities |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (5) |
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12 | (4) |
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Sources and Uses Statements |
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16 | (2) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (4) |
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Financial Statements and the Value Problem |
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22 | (8) |
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Market Value vs. Book Value |
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22 | (4) |
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Economic Income vs. Accounting Income |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 Evaluating Financial Performance |
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37 | (40) |
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The Levers of Financial Performance |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (15) |
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The Three Determinants of ROE |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (6) |
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48 | (5) |
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Is ROE a Reliable Financial Yardstick? |
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53 | (7) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (9) |
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61 | (1) |
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Ratio Analysis of Polaris Inc. |
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62 | (7) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (6) |
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PART TWO PLANNING FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE |
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77 | (62) |
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Chapter 3 Financial Forecasting |
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79 | (32) |
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79 | (8) |
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Percent-of-Sales Forecasting |
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80 | (6) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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Pro Forma Statements and Financial Planning |
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87 | (2) |
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Forecasting with Spreadsheets |
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89 | (3) |
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92 | (3) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (4) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Managing Growth |
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111 | (28) |
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112 | (2) |
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The Sustainable Growth Equation |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (4) |
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115 | (1) |
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DLH Holdings' Sustainable Growth Rate |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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What to Do When Actual Growth Exceeds Sustainable Growth |
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118 | (5) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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What to Do When Sustainable Growth Exceeds Actual Growth |
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124 | (3) |
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125 | (1) |
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Return the Money to Shareholders |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Sustainable Growth and Pro Forma Forecasts |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (4) |
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Why Don't U.S. Corporations Issue More Equity? |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (5) |
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PART THREE FINANCING OPERATIONS |
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139 | (96) |
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Chapter 5 Financial Instruments and Markets |
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141 | (52) |
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142 | (13) |
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143 | (6) |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (11) |
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Venture Capital Financing |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (4) |
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What Is an Efficient Market? |
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166 | (3) |
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Implications of Efficiency |
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169 | (1) |
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Appendix: Using Derivatives to Manage Risks |
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170 | (15) |
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172 | (1) |
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Hedging with Forward Contracts |
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172 | (1) |
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Hedging with Futures Contracts |
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173 | (1) |
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Types of Forwards and Futures |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (3) |
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Limitations of Financial Market Hedging |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (5) |
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Chapter 6 The Financing Decision |
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193 | (42) |
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195 | (4) |
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Measuring the Effects of Leverage on a Business |
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199 | (7) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (16) |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (5) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (1) |
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The Financing Decision and Growth |
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219 | (3) |
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Selecting a Maturity Structure |
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222 | (1) |
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Inflation and Financing Strategy |
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223 | (1) |
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Appendix: The Irrelevance Proposition |
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223 | (4) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (5) |
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PART FOUR EVALUATING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES |
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235 | (150) |
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Chapter 7 Discounted Cash Flow Techniques |
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237 | (48) |
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238 | (20) |
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The Payback Period and the Accounting Rate of Return |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (5) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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The Internal Rate of Return |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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A Few Applications and Extensions |
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253 | (3) |
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Mutually Exclusive Alternatives and Capital Rationing |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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Determining the Relevant Cash Flows |
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258 | (11) |
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260 | (2) |
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Working Capital and Spontaneous Sources |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (2) |
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Appendix: Mutually Exclusive Alternatives and Capital Rationing |
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269 | (8) |
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What Happened to the Other $578,000? |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (3) |
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274 | (1) |
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The Problem of Future Opportunities |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (7) |
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Chapter 8 Risk Analysis in Investment Decisions |
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285 | (50) |
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287 | (4) |
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289 | (2) |
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Estimating Investment Risk |
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291 | (2) |
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Three Techniques for Estimating Investment Risk |
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292 | (1) |
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Including Risk in Investment Evaluation |
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293 | (1) |
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Risk-Adjusted Discount Rates |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (13) |
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The Cost of Capital Defined |
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295 | (1) |
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The Cost of Capital for Polaris |
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296 | (8) |
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The Cost of Capital in Investment Appraisal |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (3) |
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Four Pitfalls in the Use of Discounted Cash Flow Techniques |
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307 | (11) |
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The Enterprise Perspective vs. the Equity Perspective |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (5) |
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Excessive Risk Adjustment |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (1) |
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Appendix: Asset Beta and Adjusted Present Value |
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318 | (7) |
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319 | (1) |
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Using Asset Beta to Estimate Equity Beta |
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320 | (1) |
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Asset Beta and Adjusted Present Value |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (8) |
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Chapter 9 Business Valuation and Corporate Restructuring |
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335 | (50) |
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337 | (4) |
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338 | (1) |
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338 | (2) |
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Minority Interest or Control? |
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340 | (1) |
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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation |
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341 | (8) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (2) |
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Problems with Present Value Approaches to Valuation |
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348 | (1) |
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Valuation Based on Comparable Trades |
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349 | (5) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (10) |
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354 | (3) |
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Financial Reasons for Restructuring |
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357 | (7) |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (2) |
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Appendix: The Venture Capital Method of Valuation |
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368 | (7) |
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The Venture Capital Method---One Financing Round |
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369 | (3) |
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The Venture Capital Method---Multiple Financing Rounds |
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372 | (2) |
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Why Do Venture Capitalists Demand Such High Returns? |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (7) |
Glossary |
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385 | (12) |
Suggested Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems |
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397 | (32) |
Index |
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