Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise 7th Edition,Used

Gain a focused understanding of today's corporate finance and financial management with the marketleading approach in Brigham and Houston's Fundamentals of Financial Management (Concise Seventh Edition). This book's unique balance of clear concepts, contemporary theory, and practical applications helps readers better understand the concepts and reasons behind corporate budgeting, financing, and working capital decision making. Numerous practical examples, proven endofchapter applications, and Integrated Cases demonstrate theory in action, while Excel Spreadsheet Models help readers master this software tool. It's a book designed to put each reader first in finance today.About This EditionStudents will gain a focused understanding of today's corporate finance and financial management with the latest concise approach from the marketleading author team that has set the standard for quality, reliability, accuracy, and innovation. Brigham and Houston's new Fundamentals of Financial Management (Concise Seventh Edition) provides a unique balance of clear concepts, contemporary theory, and practical applications with early coverage of Time Value of Money (TVM) and an emphasis on the concept of valuation throughout. This edition's emphasis on the basics helps students understand the concepts and reasons behind corporate budgeting, financing, and working capital decision making. Numerous practical examples, proven endofchapter applications, and Integrated Cases demonstrate theory in action, while Excel Spreadsheet Models help students master this important finance tool. A comprehensive support packageprepared by the text authorsconnects closely with the book to reduce preparation time and reinforce students' understanding. Educators can engage students with Thomson ONE Business School Edition, the same financial online database professionals use every day; today's leading online homework solution, Aplia for Finance; or CengageNOW course management system. Trust the strengths and support found in Fundamentals of Financial Management (Concise Seventh Edition) to put educators and students first in finance today.New FeaturesCurrent, relevant coverageThe Seventh Edition has been updated to include discussions of several major events such as the BP oil spill, the European debt crisis, and the ongoing weakness in the economy and financial markets.New: sets of 'Quick Questions'Located in key chapters, the authors placed these questions in setaside boxes within the text. After posing the question, the exercise walks students through the process of finding its solution. The authors designed these questions to parallel the activity in a classroom setting, in which students go through an example to make concepts more concrete.Expanded realworld examplesTo help students bridge the gap between concept and application, the authors have included more reallife examples throughout the text, including a broader discussion of the role of hedge funds and private equity of major firms, a detailed breakdown of the cash conversion cycle components for several leading companies, and an extensive updating of corporate bond ratings, yields, and dividend payouts for a broad range of companies.More emphasis on and clarity of key topicsThe authors have clarified their discussion of free cash flow (Chapter 3) and better demonstrated its effects on the value of commons (Chapter 9) and the value of corporate projects (Chapters 11 and 12). They also reorganized some of the spreadsheet examples so that these have a more consistent presentation throughout the text.Updated Excel modelsIn a continuing effort to help students know and use Excel to problemsolve, the authors have updated the spreadsheet models that parallel the discussion of each topic and have also incorporated new intext graphics to quickly show students how many of the problems can be solved using Excel.New: Web appendices addedTwo new Web Appendices on 'Common Sized