Brealey’s Fundamentals of Corporate Finance introduces students to the core principles of financial management through a clear, consistent framework. The text explores how companies invest in assets, raise capital, and create value, while providing a broad view of today’s financial landscape. Organized around the key concepts of modern finance, it simplifies complex ideas and demonstrates their practical
use in real-world decision-making. Students learn not just the theory, but how to apply financial tools to the critical choices faced by managers and individuals alike.
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Ch 1 Goals and Governance of the Corporation
Ch 2 Financial Markets and Institutions
Ch 3 Accounting and Finance
Ch 4 Measuring Corporate Performance
PART II: VALUE
Ch 5 The Time Value of Money
Ch 6 Valuing Bonds
Ch 7 Valuing Stocks
Ch 8 Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
Ch 9 Using Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions
Ch10 Project Analysis
Ch11 Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital
PART III: RISK
Ch12 Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting
Ch13 The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital and Company Valuation
PART IV: FINANCING
Ch14 Introduction to Corporate Financing
Ch15 How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities
PART V: DEBT AND PAYCUT POLICY
Ch16 Debt Policy
Ch17 Payout Policy
PART VI: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
Ch18 Long-Term Financial Planning
Ch19 Short-Term Financial Planning
Ch20 Working Capital Management
PART VII: SPECIAL TOPICS
Ch21 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
Ch22 International Financial Management
Ch23 Options
Ch24 Risk Management
PART VIII: CONCLUSION
Ch25 What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance
作者：Richard A. Brealey
現職：London Business School
作者：Stewart C. Myers
現職：Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
作者：Alan J. Marcus
現職：Carroll School of Management, Boston College
作者：Nicholas M. Racculia
現職：St. Vincent College