About The Book

Basic Financial Management has been prepared to meet the requirements of students taking B.Com. of University of Delhi. The Scope of financial decision making has substantially widened with new concepts appearing on the horizon. Consistent with the objective, the book presents an analytical framework of the related subject-matter. Numerical examples and illustrations have been used extensively to explain the application of different concepts.


Salient Features

Comprehensive and systematic coverage and analytical presentation of the subject matter.

Chapter Theme and Chapter Plan in the beginning of each chapter to give the bird's eyeview of the contents of that chapter.

Objective Type Questions (with answers) given at the end of each chapter.

Sufficient examples and solved illustrations/problems given at appropriate places.

Extensive use of Charts, Graphs and Diagrams.

Contents :

Unit One: Financial Management: An Overview
Financial Management – An Introduction
Time Value of Money
Unit Two: Capital Budgeting Decisions
Capital Budgeting – An Introduction
Capital Budgeting – Techniques of Evaluation
Unit Three: Cost of Capital and Financing Decision
Cost of Capital
Leverage Analysis
EBIT-EPS Analysis
Leverage, Cost of Capital and Value of the firm
Factors of Capital Structure
Unit Four: Dividend Decision
Dividend Decision and Valuation of the Firm
Dividend Policy: Determinants and Constraints
Unit Five: Working Capital Management
Introduction to Working Capital
Working Capital: Estimation and Calculations
Management of Cash
Receivables Management
Inventory Management
Apendix–I
Apendix–II Rustagi RP (Dr.)