Includes bibliographical references.

Dedication -- About the author -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Note to the studen T: how to study and discuss cases -- Ethics in finance -- Setting some themes -- Warren E. Buffett, 2005 -- Bill Miller and value trust -- Ben & Jerry's homemade -- The battle for value, 2004 : FedEx Corp -- Genzyme and relational investors -- Financial analysis and forecasting -- The thoughtful forecaster -- The financial detective, 2005 -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc -- The body shop international PLC 2001 : an introduction to financial modeling -- Value line publishing: October 2002 -- Horniman Horticulture -- Guna Fibres, Ltd -- Estimating the cost of capital -- "Best practices" in estimating the cost of capital survey and synthesis" -- Roche Holdings AG funding the genentech acquisition -- Nike, inc. cost of capital -- Teletech corporation, 2005 -- The Boeing 7E7 -- Capital budgeting and resource allocation -- The investment detective -- Worldwide paper company -- Target corporation -- Aurora Textile Company -- Compass records -- The procter and gamble company: CREST -- Victoria chemicals PLC (A) the merseyside project -- Victoria chemicals PLC (B) : merseyside and Rotterdam projects -- Star River Electronics Ltd -- Jacobs division -- Uva hospital system: the long-term -- Management of the firma's equity : dividends and repurchases -- Gainesboro machine tools corporation -- Autozone, Inc -- Management of the corporate capital structure -- An introduction to debt policy and value -- Structuring corporate financial policy: -- California Pizza Kitchen -- The WM. Wrigley Jr. Company : capital structure, valuation, and cost of capital -- Deluxe corporation -- Horizon Lines, Inc -- Analysis of financing tactics: leases, options, and foreign currency -- Carrefour s.a -- Baker adhesives -- J&L Railroad -- Primus automation division, 2002 -- Mogen, Inc -- Valuing the enterprise : acquisitions and buyouts -- Methods of valuation : mergers and acquisitions -- American greetings -- Arcadian Microarray Technologies, Inc -- Jetblue airways IPO valuation -- Rosetta Stone : pricing the 2009 Ipo -- The timken company -- Sun microsystems -- Hershey foods corporation -- Flinder Valves and Controls Inc -- Palamon Capital partners/team system -- Purinex, Inc -- Medfield Pharmaceuticals.