Financial Management for Decision Makers 9th Edition provides students with a unique focus on the practical application of financial management and its role in decision making. Covering topics such as financial planning, making capital investment decisions, and financing a small business, it provides an ideal introduction to the world of financial management.

Preface Acknowledgements The world of financial managementFinancial planningAnalysing and interpreting financial statementsMaking capital investment decisionsMaking capital investment decisions: further issuesFinancing a business 1: sources of financeFinancing a business 2: raising long-term financeThe cost of capital and the capital structure decision Making distributions to shareholdersManaging working capitalMeasuring and managing for shareholder valueBusiness mergers and share valuationInternational aspects of financial management Appendix A  Present value table Appendix B  Annual equivalent factor table Appendix C  Solutions to self-assessment questions Appendix D  Solutions to review questions Appendix E  Solutions to selected exercises Glossary Index

Now in its ninth edition, Financial Management for Decision Makers provides students with a unique focus on the practical application of financial management and its role in decision making. Covering topics such as financial planning, making capital investment decisions, and financing a small business, it provides an ideal introduction to the world of financial management. New to this edition: A new chapter on international aspects of financial management, which explores the benefits and problems associated with internationalisation and the management of foreign exchange riskUpdated explanations throughout including greater coverage of behavioural finance and share valuation methodsIncreased number of activities, giving more opportunities to engage with the key conceptsUpdated Real World examples, which provide connections between the theory and practice of financial decision making This text is ideal for undergraduates from a non-accounting or non-finance discipline taking an introductory module in financial management. It is also suitable for postgraduate students enrolled on certificate and diploma courses in financial management, as well as those enrolled on Diploma in Management Studies and MBA programmes. The text can also be used by finance and accounting students as a foundation for further study. Visit go.pearson.com/uk/he/resources to gain access to a suite of resources which accompany this text: For instructors: Solution's manual and PowerPoint slidesFor students: Opportunities to practise and additional support given through a companion website "The textbook integrates financial management, business policy and management function, and places emphasis on the integration of the finance function within the context of managerial decision-making and business planning. It also helps students to understand why sometimes theory and practice differ. Activities within the main text are inserted at appropriate points and Real World examples introduce readers to real-life scenarios and offer an opportunity to apply financial management theory and techniques."-Dr Kalsoom Jaffar, Lecturer and Course Director for BSc Finance, Aston University Peter Atrill is a freelance academic who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was formerly the Head of Business and Management and Head of Accounting and Law at Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University.

"The textbook integrate​s financial management, business policy and management function, and places emphasis on the integration of the finance function within the context of managerial decision-making and business planning. It also helps students to understand why sometimes theory and practice differ. Activities within the main text are inserted at appropriate points and Real World examples introduce readers to real-life scenarios and offer an opportunity to apply financial management theory and techniques."-Dr Kalsoom Jaffar, Lecturer and Course Director for BSc Finance, Aston University

Activities interspersed throughout the book give opportunities to engage with key conceptsReal World examples provide connections between the theory and practice of financial decision making and help students understand issues that affect finances for real companiesFocuses on the application of financial management concepts and how these affect decision making in businesses

A new chapter on international aspects of financial management, which explores the benefits and problems associated with internationalisation and the management of foreign exchange riskUpdated explanations throughout including greater coverage of behavioural finance and share valuation methodsIncreased number of activities, giving more opportunities to engage with the key conceptsUpdated Real World examples, which provide connections between the theory and practice of financial decision making