Book description
"Aswath Damodaran is simply the best valuation teacher around. If you are interested in the theory or practice of valuation, you should have Damodaran on Valuation on your bookshelf. You can bet that I do."
-- Michael J. Mauboussin, Chief Investment Strategist, Legg Mason Capital Management and author of More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places
In order to be a successful CEO, corporate strategist, or analyst, understanding the valuation process is a necessity. The second edition of Damodaran on Valuation stands out as the most reliable book for answering many of today's critical valuation questions. Completely revised and updated, this edition is the ideal book on valuation for CEOs and corporate strategists. You'll gain an understanding of the vitality of today's valuation models and develop the acumen needed for the most complex and subtle valuation scenarios you will face.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction to Valuation
- Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
- Relative Valuation
-
Loose Ends in Valuation
- Cash, Cross Holdings, and Other Assets
- Employee Equity Options and Compensation
- The Value of Intangibles
- The Value of Control
- The Value of Liquidity
- The Value of Synergy
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The Value of Transparency
- AN EXPERIMENT
- DEFINING COMPLEXITY
- SOURCES OF COMPLEXITY
- REASONS FOR COMPLEXITY
- MEASURING COMPLEXITY
- CONSEQUENCES OF COMPLEXITY
- DEALING WITH COMPLEXITY
- CURES FOR COMPLEXITY
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX 16.1: STANDARD & POOR'S TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE INDEX: KEY QUESTIONS
- APPENDIX 16.2: MEASURING COMPLEXITY WITH A SCORE—AN EXAMPLE
- The Cost of Distress
- Closing Thoughts
- Index
Product information
- Title: Damodaran on Valuation
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2006
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780471751212
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