Contents: Part I : Background: 1. Financial management: an introduction. 2. The mathematics of finance. Part II : Long-Term Investment Decisions: Capital Budgeting: 3. Capital budgeting: an introduction. 4. Capital budgeting : techniques of evaluation. Part III : Financing Decision: 5. Cost of capital. 6. Financing decision: leverage analysis. 7. Financing decision : EBIT-EPS analysis. 8. Leverage, cost of capital and value of the firm. 9. Capital structure : planning and designing. Part IV : Dividend Decision: 10. Dividend decision and valuation of the firm. 11. Dividend policy : determinants and constraints. Part V : Management of Current Assets: 12. Working capital : planning and management. 13. Working capital : estimation and calculation. 14. Management of cash and marketable securities. 15. Receivables management. 16. Inventory management. Part VI : Valuation: 17. Valuation of securities. Appendices.