Financial planning & analysis and performance management /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Jack, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2018]
Series:Wiley finance series.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamentals of finance
  • Key analytical tools and concepts
  • Developing predictive and analytical models
  • Building analytical capability
  • Presenting and communicating financial information
  • Business performance management
  • Dashboards and key performance indicators
  • Institutionalizing performance management
  • Measuring and driving what¿s important : innovation, agility, and human capital
  • The external view : benchmarking performance and competitive analysis
  • Business projections and plans : introduction and best practices
  • Budgets, operating plans, and forecasts
  • Long-term projections
  • Revenue and gross margins
  • Operating expenses and effectiveness
  • Capital management and cash flow : working capital
  • Capital management and cash flow : capital assets
  • Risk, uncertainty, and the cost of capital
  • Capital investment decisions : introduction and key concepts
  • Capital investment decisions : advanced topics
  • Business valuation and value drivers
  • Analysis of mergers and acquisitions
  • Summary and where to from here?.