This web site is designed to support the fourth edition of "Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual". The publisher is John Wiley and Sons. You can navigate the site by either going to individual chapters and getting supporting material by chapter, or by going to the supporting material directly. The supporting material include:
You can read the preface to the book by clicking here. If you have the first edition of the book, go here; if you own the second, go here instead; if you own the third edition, try this. If you are an instructor using this book, please click here.
I have also created an online class, composed of webcasts and supporting material, to accompany the book. You can access the class in one of three ways:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 |
Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 |
Spreadsheets | Overheads | Datasets | References |
Solutions | Derivations and Discussion | Live Case Study | Powerpoint Presentations (instructors only) |
Readings | In-Practice Webcasts | Online Class |
Overheads |
Download as pdf file |
Companies: Background |
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Companies: Annual Reports used in book |
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Companies: Bloomberg Description | |
Webcasts |
Overheads | Download as pdf file |
Illustrations | 3.1: Calculation of standard deviation using historical
returns: Disney 3.2: Variance of a portfolio: Disney and Aracruz 3.3: Identifying the Marginal Investor |
Answers to Concept Questions | 3.1 - 3.6 |
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Problems and Solutions | Download the problems and solutions |
Derivations, In-Practice Questions and Discussion |
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Readings | |
Webcasts | Session 4: Hurdle Rates I: Defining and Measuring Risk |
Live Case Study & In-practice Webcast | Analyzing a Firm's Stockholders |
Overheads | Download as pdf file |
Illustrations | 7.1:
Financing Choices in 2008 – Disney, Vale, Baidu, Tata Motors & Bookscape 7.2: The Initial Public Offering for United Parcel Service 7.3: Valuing a Rights Offering –– Tech Temp Inc. 7.4: Evaluating the Debt Trade off – Disney, Vale, Baidu, Tata Motors & Bookscape |
Answers to Concept Questions | 7.1-7.16 |
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Problems and Solutions | Download the problems and solutions |
Derivations, In-Practice Questions and Discussion | |
Readings |
For more readings, click here. |
Webcasts | Session 17: Optimal Financing Mix I: The trade off |
Live Case Study | The Financing Choices |
Overheads | Download as pdf file |
Illustrations | 9.1: Debt Capacity and Takeovers |
Answers to Concept Questions | 9.1-9.10 |
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Spreadsheets | |
Problems and Solutions | Download the problems and solutions |
Derivations, In-Practice Questions and Discussion | |
Readings | |
Webcasts | |
Live Case Study | Developing a Firm's Financial
Details |
Overheads | Download as pdf file |
Illustrations | 10.1: Dividends, Dividend Yields and Payout Ratios |
Answers to Concept Questions | 10.1-10.10 |
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Spreadsheets | |
Problems and Solutions | Download the problems and solutions |
Derivations, In-Practice Questions and Discussion |
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Readings | For more readings, click here. |
Webcasts | |
Live Case Study | Analyzing a Firm's Dividend
Trade Off |
Overheads | Download as pdf file |
Illustrations | 11.1:
Dividends and Stock Buybacks: Disney, Vale, Tata Motors, Baidu, Bookscape & Deutsche 11.2: Estimating Free Cash Flows to Equity – Disney, Vale, Tata Motors, Baidu and Deutsche Bank 11.3: Comparing Dividend Payout Ratios to FCFE Payout Ratios: Disney, Vale, Tata Motors & Baidu 11.4: Evaluating Project Quality at Disney, Vale, Tata Motors & Baidu 11.5: Analyzing the Dividend Policy of Disney, Vale, Tata Motors & Baidu 11.6: Analyzing Dividend Policy using comparable firms 11.7: Analyzing Dividend Payout Using The Cross Sectional Regression |
Answers to Concept Questions | 11.1-11.7 |
Data Sets | |
Spreadsheets | |
Problems and Solutions | Download the problems and solutions |
Derivations, In-Practice Questions and Discussion | |
Readings | For more readings, click here. |
Webcasts | |
Live Case Study | Analyzing Dividend Policy |
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 |
Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 |