Applied Corporate Finance

ASWATH DAMODARAN is Professor of Finance at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding teaching, including the NYU university-wide Distinguished Teaching Award, and was named one of the nation's top business school teachers by Business Week in 1994. In addition, Damodaran teaches training courses in corporate finance and valuation at many leading investment banks. His publications include Damodaran on Valuation; Investment Valuation; Corporate Finance; Investment Management; and Applied Corporate Finance, all published by Wiley, and The Dark Side of Valuation.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 The FoundationsChapter 2 The Objective in Decision MakingChapter 3 The Basics of RiskChapter 4 Risk Measurement and Hurdle Rates in PracticeChapter 5 Measuring Return on InvestmentsChapter 6 Project Interactions, Side Costs, and Side BenefitsChapter 7 Capital Structure: Overview of the Financing DecisionChapter 8 Capital Structure: The Optimal Financial MixChapter 9 Capital Structure: The Financing DetailsChapter 10 Dividend PolicyChapter 11 Analyzing Cash Returned to StockholdersChapter 12 Valuation: Principles and PracticeAppendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Appendix 4