ABSTRACT

Students from all engineering disciplines, as well as professional engineers, need to understand company finance in order to work effectively within commercial organisations. Corporate finance is therefore an essential aspect of the education of every engineer.

Written by an engineer, this innovative book provides a course in company finance, illustrated with numerous case studies of well-known engineering companies - including Rolls Royce, ICI, British Aerospace, Ferranti, Ford, Glaxo, GEC, British Steel, PowerGen and others. General principles are related to the affairs of specific companies, thus giving an effective overview for the busy engineer.

chapter |15 pages

What is this Book About?

chapter |12 pages

What We Want to Do, and How

chapter |16 pages

The Financial Statements

chapter |18 pages

Profit and Loss

chapter |25 pages

Assets and Liabilities

chapter |10 pages

The Grim Reaper: Taxation

chapter |28 pages

Analysis of Accounts

chapter |2 pages

What Next?