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More About This Title Investment Valuation, Third Edition: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset, University Edition
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Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is buy, sell or hold. But the pricing of many assets has become a more complex task in modern markets, especially after the recent financial crisis. In order to be successful at this endeavor, you must have a firm understanding of the proper valuation techniques. One valuation book stands out as withstanding the test of time among students of financial markets and investors, Aswath Damodaran'sInvestment Valuation.
Now completely revised and updated to reflect changing market conditions, this third edition comprehensively introduces students and investment professionals to the range of valuation models available and how to chose the right model for any given asset valuation scenario. This edition includes valuation techniques for a whole host of real options, start-up firms, unconventional assets, distressed companies and private equity, and real estate. All examples have been updated and new material has been added.
- An expansion of ancillaries include updated online databases, spreadsheets, and other educational support tools
- Fully revised to incorporate valuation lessons learned from the last five years, from the market crisis and emerging markets to new types of equity investments
- Revised examples of company valuations such as companies from Eastern Europe and Africa, which stress the global nature of modern valuation
- Author Aswath Damodaran is regarded as one of the best educators and thinkers on the topic of investment valuation
This indispensable guide is a must read for students wishing to gain a better understanding of investment valuation and its methods. With it, you can take the insights and advice of a recognized authority on the valuation process and immediately put them to work for you.
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ASWATH DAMODARAN is Professor of Finance at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding teaching, including the NYU university-wide Distinguished Teaching Award, and was named one of the nation's top business school teachers by BusinessWeek in 1994. In addition, Damodaran teaches training courses in corporate finance and valuation at many leading investment banks. His publications include Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance; Investment Valuation; Corporate Finance; Investment Management; and Applied Corporate Finance, all published by Wiley, and TheDark Side of Valuation.
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CHAPTER 2 Approaches to Valuation 11
CHAPTER 3 Understanding Financial Statements 27
CHAPTER 4 The Basics of Risk 58
CHAPTER 5 Option Pricing Theory and Models 87
CHAPTER 6 Market Efficiency—Definition, Tests, and Evidence 111
CHAPTER 7 Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums 154
CHAPTER 8 Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing 182
CHAPTER 9 Measuring Earnings 229
CHAPTER 10 From Earnings to Cash Flows 250
CHAPTER 11 Estimating Growth 271
CHAPTER 12 Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value 304
CHAPTER 13 Dividend Discount Models 323
CHAPTER 14 Free Cash Flow to Equity Discount Models 351
CHAPTER 15 Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches 380
CHAPTER 16 Estimating Equity Value per Share 423
CHAPTER 17 Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation 453
CHAPTER 18 Earnings Multiples 468
CHAPTER 19 Book Value Multiples 511
CHAPTER 20 Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples 542
CHAPTER 21 Valuing Financial Service Firms 581
CHAPTER 22 Valuing Firms with Negative or Abnormal Earnings 611
CHAPTER 23 Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms 643
CHAPTER 24 Valuing Private Firms 667
CHAPTER 25 Aquisitions and Takeovers 702
CHAPTER 26 Valuing Real Estate 739
CHAPTER 27 Valuing Other Assets 766
CHAPTER 28 The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications 781
CHAPTER 29 The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications 805
CHAPTER 30 Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms 826
CHAPTER 31 Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework 841
CHAPTER 32 Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools 869
CHAPTER 33 Probabilistic Approaches in Valuation: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations 894
CHAPTER 34 Overview and Conclusion 925
References 939
Index 954
