Financial Management for Decision Makers, 10th edition

Published by Pearson (November 21, 2024) © 2025

  • Peter Atrill University of Plymouth Business School

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Guide your students through the practical applications of financial management 

Financial Management for Decision Makers, 10th edition, is the ideal introduction and learning support for undergraduate students new to the world of financial management.

With updated examples and an increased number of activities, this edition will keep your students engaged with the most recent developments in the field.

This textbook comes with a Companion Website.

Hallmark features of this title

A series of features and activities offer opportunities for theoretical and practical understanding

  • The ideal introduction for undergraduates, MBA students or those on postgraduate diplomas studying a non-accounting or non-finance discipline
  • A wide range of activities throughout the book offer your students opportunities to engage with key concepts
  • Real-world examples, provide connections between the theory and practice of financial decision-making, helping your students understand issues that impact the finances of real companies
  • A focus on the application of financial management concepts demonstrates how they impact decision-making processes in businesses

"The textbook integrates financial management, business policy and management function, and places emphasis on the integration of the finance function within the context of managerial decision-making and business planning. It also helps students to understand why sometimes theory and practice differ. Activities within the main text are inserted at appropriate points and real-world examples introduce readers to real-life scenarios and offer an opportunity to apply financial management theory and techniques." – Dr Kalsoom Jaffar, Lecturer in Business Education, The University of Edinburgh

A strong focus on how financial management works for business decisions in practice

Focuses on the practical applications of financial management in financial decision making and its impact on the success (or otherwise) of businesses and organisations (as illustrated in frequent real-world examples)

New and updated features of this title

  • Revised and more detailed explanations throughout including useful techniques and ratios, as well as greater coverage of share valuation and mergers
  • Updated real-world examples, which provide connections between the theory and practice of financial decision-making. Organisations given in examples include Adobe, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Heinz, Boohoo Group, John Lewis, Shell and more.
  • An expanded body of end-of-chapter questions giving more opportunities to engage with the key concepts, and enabling further learning

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Preface

  1. The world of financial management
  2. Financial planning
  3. Analysing and interpreting financial statements
  4. Making capital investment decisions
  5. Making capital investment decisions: further issues
  6. Financing a business 1: sources of finance
  7. Financing a business 2: raising long-term finance
  8. The cost of capital and the capital structure decision
  9. Making distributions to shareholders
  10. Managing working capital
  11. Measuring and managing for shareholder value
  12. Mergers and takeovers
  13. Valuing shares in a business

Appendix A Solutions to multiple choice questions

Appendix B Solutions to self-assessment questions

Appendix C Solutions to review questions

Appendix D Solutions to selected exercises

Appendix E Present value table

Appendix F Annual equivalent factor table

Glossary

Index

Peter Atrill is a freelance academic who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was formerly the Head of Business and Management and Head of Accounting and Law at Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University.

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