This thoroughly revised edition portrays the shift in the focus of financial management from raising of funds to utilization of funds, and its consequential importance in corporate decision making. The old and obsolete cases have been dropped, 2 new cases have been added, and the rest of the cases have been dropped, 20 new cases have been added, and the rest of the cases have been suitably updated and rewritten to reinforce this shift of emphasis. This book, divided into five parts, includes 57 cases, covering a broad spectrum of topics. The cases represent various industries and belong to different-size groups-both small and large companies to provide a wide coverage of different situations and problems faced by financial executives. The coverage and content would help students acquire factual, material and procedural skills and also in developing an ability to handle different types of financial problems analytically. Each case generally emphasizes one key issue for discussion in the class. This book is intended for students pursuing postgraduate studies in management, finance and control, and commerce and accountancy. It would provide hands-on experience to the students pursuing courses of Chartered Accountancy, Cost accountancy, Management accountancy, Company Secretaryship, Financial analysis and those offered by other professional bodies. The book would be useful to the financial executives, who wish to update their knowledge about recent thinking in financial management and to improve their ability of making the right financial decisions.

Table of Contents:
PART I: FINANCIAL AND COST ANALYSIS Chapter 1. Rajpur Garments and Textiles Ltd Chapter 2. Gujarat Steel Fertilizers Company Ltd Chapter 3. Khan & Sons Chapter 4. Bharat Chemicals Ltd Chapter 5. Continental Equipment Company Chapter 6. Hindustan Brown Boveri Ltd Chapter 7. Supreme Electronics Ltd Chapter 8. Cement Companies Chapter 9. Cost Classification Exercise Chapter 10. Star Engineering Company Chapter 11. Sulphuric Acid Plant PART II: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE Chapter 12. Khanna Manufacturing Company Chapter 13. Standard Aluminum Fittings Company Chapter 14. Multipurpose Tools Ltd Chapter 15. Strike White Detergents Chapter 16. Cool-Aid Private Ltd Chapter 17. Swan Textiles and Silk Mills Ltd Chapter 18. Wash Well Ltd Chapter 19. Fine Toys Ltd Chapter 20. Reliable Texamill Chapter 21. Fancy Wear Private Ltd Chapter 22. Anita Mills Ltd Chapter 23. Ganesh Chemicals Ltd Chapter 24. Bharat Lawn Mowers Ltd Chapter 25. Industrial Gases PART III: CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS AND COST OF CAPITAL Chapter 26. Shyam Lal and Associates Chapter 27. Mechanical Drying Equipment Chapter 28. L & T Hydraulic Works Chapter 29. Sundarshan?s Risk Inquest Chapter 30. Hindustan Lever Ltd Chapter 31. Associated Bearing Company Ltd Chapter 32. The Neogi Chemical Company Chapter 33. City Beautiful Travels Chapter 34. Deluxe Auto Ltd Chapter 35. Pallavi Textiles Ltd Chapter 36. National Steel Industries Ltd (A) Chapter 37. National Steel Industries Ltd (B) PART IV: FINANCING AND DIVIDEND DECISIONS Chapter 38. Central Equipment Company Ltd Chapter 39. Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Ltd Chapter 40. ITC Ltd Chapter 41. Essar Gujarat Ltd Chapter 42. Tata Iron & Steel Company Ltd Chapter 43. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Chapter 44. Indian Builders Company Ltd Chapter 45. The Associated Cement Companies Ltd Chapter 46. Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd Chapter 47. Vishal Engineering Enterprises Chapter 48. Sanal Leasing and Finance Company PART V: MERGERS,ACQUISITIONS, VALUATION AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Chapter 49. Tomco-HLL Merger Chapter 50. Union Carbide (India) Ltd Chapter 51. Hindustan Lever Ltd Chapter 52. The Chapter of the Baffled Garment Exporter Chapter 53. CAL Pharma Limited PART VI: COMPREHENSIVE CASES Chapter 54. Asian Paints (India) Ltd Chapter 55. Reliance - The Study Bubble Chapter 56. Machinery Manufacturers Ltd Chapter 57. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.