1PART I: THE BEDROCK OF FINANCIAL INQUIRY
10Capital Budgeting Decisions: The Foundation of Firm Value
2The Modern Corporation and Its Financial Purpose
11The Valuation of the Enterprise
3PART II: DECODING AND PRICING THE FIRM
12Relative Valuation: Pricing Assets by Comparison
4The Language of Finance: Interpreting and Analyzing Corporate Performance
13PART IV: STRATEGIC FINANCIAL POLICY DECISIONS
5The Cornerstone of Valuation: Time, Cash Flow, and Value
14Capital Structure Policy: The Debt-Equity Decision
6The Fundamental Trade-Off: Quantifying Risk and Required Return
15Payout Policy: Returning Value to Shareholders
7Asset Pricing Models: From Theory to Empirical Reality
16PART V: THE FRONTIERS OF FINANCIAL STRATEGY
8The Firm's Hurdle Rate: Calculating the Cost of Capital
17Corporate Restructuring: The Architecture of M&A and Divestitures
9PART III: THE ARCHITECTURE OF VALUE CREATION
18About Author
