Case Studies in Finance：Managing for Corporate Value Creation (第七版)

　　OVERVIEW
　　Case Studies in Finance links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions.

　　The cases may be taught in many different combinations. The eight-part sequence indicated by the table of contents relates to course designs used at the authors' schools. Each part of the casebook suggests a concept module, with a particular orientation.

　　NEW FEATURES
　　New cases: 25% of the cases are new to the seventh edition with many dating from 2011-2012. The new cases and the topics they address include:
　　1.Financial Analysis and Forecasting: Guna Fibres, Ltd.
　　2.Estimating Cost of Capital: Roche Holdings AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition;
　　3.Capital Budgeting: The Procter and Gamble Company: Crest Whitestrips; Jacobs Division: UVA Hospital System: The Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Project
　　4.Mgmt of Equity: Dividends and Repurchases: Autozone
　　5.Mgmt of Capital Structure: Horizon Lines
　　6.Financing Tactics: Foreign Exchange, Leases, Covertible Bonds: J&L Railroad
　　7.Valuing the Enterprise: American Greetings; Rosetta Stone; Sun Microsystems; Medfield Pharmaceuticals

Setting Some Themes
1 Warren E. Buffett, 2005
2 Bill Miller and Value Trust
3 Ben & Jerry's Homemade
4 The Battle for Value, 2004: FedEx Corp. vs. United Parcel Service, Inc.
5 Genzyme and Relational investors

Financial Analysis and Forecasting
6 The Thoughtful Forecaster
7 The Financial Detective, 2005
8 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
9 The Body Shop International PLC 2001: An Introduction to Financial Modeling
10 Value Line Publishing: October 2002
11 Horniman Horticulture
12 Guna Fibres, Ltd.

Estimating Cost of Capital
13 "Best Practices" in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis
14 Roche Holdings AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition
15 Old Nike case or New Heinz Case
16 Teletech Corporation, 2005
17 The Boeing 7E7

Capital Budgeting
18 The Investment Detective
19 Worldwide Paper Company
20 Target Corporation
21 Aurora Textile Company
22 Compass Records
23 The Procter and Gamble Company: Crest Whitestrips
24 Victoria Chemicals plc
25 Victoria Chemicals plc
26 Star River Electronics Ltd.
27 Jacobs Division
28 UVa Hospital System: The Long-term Acute Care Hospital Project

Management of Equity: Dividends and Repurchases
29 Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation
30 Autozone

Management of Capital Structure
31 An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value
32 Structuring Corporate Financial Policy: Diagnosis of Problems and Evaluation of Strategies
33 California Pizza Kitchen
34 The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Capital Structure, Valuation, and Cost of Capital
35 Deluxe Corporation
36 Horizon Lines

Financing Tactics: Foreign Exchange, Leases, Covertible Bonds
37 Carrefour S.A.
38 Baker Adhesives
39 J&L Railroad
40 Primus Automation Division, 2002
41 MoGen, Inc.

Valuing the Enterprise
42 Methods of Valuation: Mergers and Acquisitions
43 American Greetings
44 Arcadian Microarray Technologies, Inc.
45 JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation
46 Rosetta Stone
47 The Timken Company
48 Sun Microsystems
49 Hershey Foods Corporation
50 Flinder Valves and Controls Inc.
51 Palamon Capital Partners/Team System SPA
52 Purinex, Inc.