🏢 Corporate Finance

The mechanics of capital structure, valuation, and financial decision-making that drive the modern corporation. Readers come here to master the language of balance sheets, mergers, and shareholder value.

How Finance Works

by Mihir Desai • 2019

See any company like a CFO: cash flow, ratios, and the cost of capital explained.

4.51

774

📋 Financial Statement Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 🔢 Ratio Analysis 📉 Valuation Methods ⚖️ Cost Of Capital

How Finance Works

See any company like a CFO: cash flow, ratios, and the cost of capital explained.

by Mihir Desai 2019

4.51

774 ratings

📋 Financial Statement Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 🔢 Ratio Analysis 📉 Valuation Methods ⚖️ Cost Of Capital

The Little Book of Valuation

by Aswath Damodaran • 2011

Company valuation demystified: adapt the core tools to any stage of the corporate life cycle.

3.97

3k+

🏷️ Value Investing 💰 Company Valuation 🔍 Stock Analysis 📈 Financial Modeling 🧱 Investment Fundamentals

The Little Book of Valuation

Company valuation demystified: adapt the core tools to any stage of the corporate life cycle.

by Aswath Damodaran 2011

3.97

3k+ ratings

🏷️ Value Investing 💰 Company Valuation 🔍 Stock Analysis 📈 Financial Modeling 🧱 Investment Fundamentals

The Ten-Day MBA

by Steven Silbiger • 1993

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

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🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 📈 Marketing Strategy 🏭 Operations Management

The Ten-Day MBA

Ten days to the business knowledge of a top MBA. Skip the tuition, keep the frameworks.

by Steven Silbiger 1993

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏫 Business Education ⚡ Speed Learning 📊 Financial Accounting 📈 Marketing Strategy 🏭 Operations Management

Romancing The Balance Sheet

by Anil Lamba • 2010

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

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📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers 📋 Financial Statements

Romancing The Balance Sheet

Financial sense for the rest of us: profit isn't cash, and knowing why changes every decision.

by Anil Lamba 2010

4.31

1k+ ratings

📚 Financial Literacy 💰 Cash Flow Management 📊 Managerial Accounting 👔 Non-Finance Managers 📋 Financial Statements

Value

by Inc. McKinsey & Company • 2010

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

4.25

784

💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance 💸 Cash Flow Analysis

Value

Two levers drive corporate value. Success only raises the bar for next quarter.

by Inc. McKinsey & Company 2010

4.25

784 ratings

💰 Business Valuation 📊 Capital Allocation 🎯 Value-Based Management 👔 Executive Finance 💸 Cash Flow Analysis

Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions

by Frank J. Fabozzi • 1901

From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.

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📊 Financial Markets 🏦 Banking Systems 🏢 Capital Markets 💲 Asset Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management

Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions

From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.

by Frank J. Fabozzi 1901

4.23

135 ratings

📊 Financial Markets 🏦 Banking Systems 🏢 Capital Markets 💲 Asset Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management

Venture Capital Deal Terms

by Harm De Vries • 2017

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

3.93

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💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏢 Private Equity

Venture Capital Deal Terms

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

by Harm De Vries 2017

3.93

123 ratings

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏢 Private Equity

Financial Modeling and Valuation

by Paul Pignataro • 2013

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

4.25

162

🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

Financial Modeling and Valuation

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

by Paul Pignataro 2013

4.25

162 ratings

🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

Principles of Corporate Finance

by Richard A. Brealey • 1980

Growth consumes cash. The ratios, models, and budgets that tell you how much and when.

3.94

924

📊 Financial Ratios 📈 Financial Modeling 💰 Working Capital 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 🎓 Mba Textbooks

Principles of Corporate Finance

Growth consumes cash. The ratios, models, and budgets that tell you how much and when.

by Richard A. Brealey 1980

3.94

924 ratings

📊 Financial Ratios 📈 Financial Modeling 💰 Working Capital 💸 Cash Flow Analysis 🎓 Mba Textbooks

Financial Literacy for Managers

by Richard A. Lambert • 2012

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

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148

📊 Financial Analysis 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics 📑 Financial Statements

Financial Literacy for Managers

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

by Richard A. Lambert 2012

3.59

148 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics 📑 Financial Statements

Investment Valuation

by Aswath Damodaran • 1995

Four approaches for valuing any asset; the art is knowing which one the situation demands.

4.35

751

🔍 Security Analysis 💰 Value Investing 📈 Equity Valuation 💸 Discounted Cash Flow 📑 Financial Statement Analysis

Investment Valuation

Four approaches for valuing any asset; the art is knowing which one the situation demands.

by Aswath Damodaran 1995

4.35

751 ratings

🔍 Security Analysis 💰 Value Investing 📈 Equity Valuation 💸 Discounted Cash Flow 📑 Financial Statement Analysis

The Private Equity Playbook

by Adam Coffey • 2019

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

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🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

The Private Equity Playbook

PE has its own clock, scorecard, and endgame. Know them, or leave millions on the table.

by Adam Coffey 2019

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧱 Private Equity 💰 Mergers And Acquisitions ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 📈 Value Creation 👨‍💼 Business Owners

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition

by Reuben Advani • 2006

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

3.81

257

📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation 🎓 Mba Essentials

The Wall Street MBA, Third Edition

An MBA's worth of corporate finance: value companies, decode financials, know when the numbers lie.

by Reuben Advani 2006

3.81

257 ratings

📊 Financial Statements 💰 Finance Fundamentals 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 📈 Business Valuation 🎓 Mba Essentials

Investment Banking

by Joshua Rosenbaum • 2009

Comps, precedents, DCF, LBOs: the step-by-step valuation toolkit for investment banking.

4.32

1k+

💼 Investment Banking 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📊 Financial Modeling 📉 Valuation Methods

Investment Banking

Comps, precedents, DCF, LBOs: the step-by-step valuation toolkit for investment banking.

by Joshua Rosenbaum 2009

4.32

1k+ ratings

💼 Investment Banking 🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📊 Financial Modeling 📉 Valuation Methods

The Chief Financial Officer

by Jason Karaian • 2014

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

3.53

156

🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations 🌱 Talent Development

The Chief Financial Officer

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

by Jason Karaian 2014

3.53

156 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations 🌱 Talent Development

How to Understand Business Finance

by Bob Cinnamon • 2006

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

3.36

📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis 💰 Business Valuation

How to Understand Business Finance

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

by Bob Cinnamon 2006

3.36

44 ratings

📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis 💰 Business Valuation

The IPO Playbook

by Steve Cakebread • 2020

An inside playbook for going public: what your CFO, systems, and story need before the bell.

3.92

🚀 Ipo Process 🧑‍💼 Cfo Leadership 📈 Investor Relations 🏭 Scaling Operations ⚖️ Governance Practices

The IPO Playbook

An inside playbook for going public: what your CFO, systems, and story need before the bell.

by Steve Cakebread 2020

3.92

53 ratings

🚀 Ipo Process 🧑‍💼 Cfo Leadership 📈 Investor Relations 🏭 Scaling Operations ⚖️ Governance Practices

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

by John Tennent • 2008

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

3.97

📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting 🧮 Cost Analysis

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

by John Tennent 2008

3.97

92 ratings

📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting 🧮 Cost Analysis

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School

by Francis J. Kelly • 1986

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

3.19

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions 👔 General Management 🎯 Corporate Strategy

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

by Francis J. Kelly 1986

3.19

27 ratings

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions 👔 General Management 🎯 Corporate Strategy

Corporate Capital Structures in the United States

by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2009

Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.

3.50

📊 Capital Structure 💰 Corporate Taxation 📈 Option Pricing Theory 🔍 Agency Costs 🧪 Empirical Finance

Corporate Capital Structures in the United States

Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.

by Benjamin M. Friedman 2009

3.50

2 ratings

📊 Capital Structure 💰 Corporate Taxation 📈 Option Pricing Theory 🔍 Agency Costs 🧪 Empirical Finance

Corporate Finance

by Pierre Vernimmen • 2008

The CFO's real job: selling securities, not buying capital.

4.41

💰 Valuation Methods ⚖️ Capital Structure 📊 Risk And Return 🏗️ Leveraged Buyouts 🚀 Startup Finance

Corporate Finance

The CFO's real job: selling securities, not buying capital.

by Pierre Vernimmen 2008

4.41

32 ratings

💰 Valuation Methods ⚖️ Capital Structure 📊 Risk And Return 🏗️ Leveraged Buyouts 🚀 Startup Finance

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