The Valuation Book

The Valuation Book
Author: Kenneth Lee
Publisher: Harriman House Limited
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857199501

The Valuation Book contains the tools needed by anyone who wants to make a robust valuation of a business. No detailed prior knowledge of business valuation is required – the book covers everything you need to know, including how to read relevant parts of company accounts and the valuation tools (including DCF and multiples) that are used by professionals. Written by academics who are also practitioners, The Valuation Book provides a unique mix of theory and practical application. It is designed around the authors’ experience of teaching thousands of people about valuation principles over the last two decades. Short, accessible chapters with a consistent structure and layout allow readers to build up their knowledge step by step. And the book is fully up to date, with accessible specialist chapters on integrating ESG into valuations, valuing immature companies, identifying flaws in valuation models, valuation for mergers and acquisitions, and more. The Valuation Book is a comprehensive introductory valuation guide for investors, managers, accountants, lawyers and anyone else who needs to value a business.

Valuation

Valuation
Author: McKinsey & Company Inc.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2015-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118874137

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation, now in its sixth edition Valuation is the single best guide of its kind, helping financial professionals worldwide excel at measuring, managing, and maximizing shareholder and company value. This new sixth edition provides insights on the strategic advantages of value-based management, complete detailed instruction, and nuances managers should know about valuation and valuation techniques as applied to different industries, emerging markets, and other special situations. Valuation lies at the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance. In today's economy, it has become an essential role — and one that requires excellence at all points. This guide shows you everything you need to know, and gives you the understanding you need to be effective. Estimate the value of business strategies to drive better decision making Understand which business units a corporate parent is best positioned to own Assess major transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings Design a capital structure that supports strategy and minimizes risk As the valuation function becomes ever more central to long- and short-term strategy, analysts and managers need an authoritative reference to turn to for answers to challenging situations. Valuation stands ahead of the field for its reputation, quality, and prestige, putting the solutions you need right at your fingertips.

Valuation

Valuation
Author: McKinsey & Company Inc.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 964
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119611865

McKinsey & Company's bestselling guide to teaching corporate valuation - the fully updated seventh edition Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to rely on for over nearly three decades. Now in its seventh edition, this acclaimed volume continues to help financial professionals and students around the world gain a deep understanding of valuation and help their companies create, manage, and maximize economic value for their shareholders. This latest edition has been carefully revised and updated throughout, and includes new insights on topics such as digital, ESG (environmental, social and governance), and long-term investing, as well as fresh case studies. For thirty years, Valuation has remained true to its basic principles and continues to offer a step-by-step approach to teaching valuation fundamentals, including: Analyzing historical performance Forecasting performance Estimating the cost of capital Interpreting the results of a valuation in context Linking a company's valuation multiples to core performance drivers The University Edition contains end-of-chapter review questions to help students master key concepts from the book. Wiley also offers an Online Instructor's Manual with a full suite of learning resources to complement valuation classroom instruction.

The Valuation Handbook

The Valuation Handbook
Author: Rawley Thomas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470385790

The definitive guide to valuation written by a who's who of today's top practitioners The Valuation Handbook differs significantly from other related books on this topic because the contributors are practitioners, academics, and investment firms that explain how they value companies and other assets. It concentrates on specific and innovative valuation techniques, rather than the theoretical approaches more generally accepted and discussed. Given the extreme volatility of the stock market, valuation is a critical issue for analysts, investors, and businesses. Here, various professional contributors explain how their firms approach the valuation process, while academic contributors share their valuation consulting and research experience. Examines how to value assets in today's dynamic market setting Offers a broad spectrum of ideas from some of the top practitioners and academics in this field Highlights state-of-the-art approaches to company valuation Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, The Valuation Handbook puts this difficult discipline in perspective.

Investment Valuation

Investment Valuation
Author: Aswath Damodaran
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1014
Release: 2002-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471414902

Valuation is a topic that is extensively covered in business degree programs throughout the country. Damodaran's revisions to "Investment Valuation" are an addition to the needs of these programs.

Valuation Handbook - U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital

Valuation Handbook - U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital
Author: Roger J. Grabowski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2017-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119445841

The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital, 1999 Essentials Edition includes two sets of valuation data: Data previously published in the 1999 Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report Data previously published in the Morningstar/Ibbotson 1999 Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Valuation Yearbook The Valuation Handbook – 1999 U.S. Essentials Edition includes data through December 31, 1998, and is intended to be used for 1999 valuation dates. The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital, Essentials Editions are designed to function as historical archives of the two sets of valuation data previously published annually in: The Morningstar/Ibbotson Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Valuation Yearbook from 1999 through 2013 The Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report from 1999 through 2013 The Duff & Phelps Valuation Handbook – U.S. Guide to Cost of Capital from 2014 The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Essentials Editions are ideal for valuation analysts needing "historical" valuation data for use in: The preparation of carve-out historical financial statements, in cases where historical goodwill impairment testing is necessary Valuing legal entities as of vintage date for tax litigation related to a prior corporate restructuring Tax litigation related to historical transfer pricing policies, etc. The Valuation Handbook – U.S. Essentials Editions are also designed to serve the needs of: Corporate finance officers for pricing or evaluating mergers and acquisitions, raising private or public equity, property taxation, and stakeholder disputes Corporate officers for the evaluation of investments for capital budgeting decisions Investment bankers for pricing public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity financing CPAs who deal with either valuation for financial reporting or client valuations issues Judges and attorneys who deal with valuation issues in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partner disputes, damage cases, solvency cases, bankruptcy reorganizations, property taxes, rate setting, transfer pricing, and financial reporting For more information about Duff & Phelps valuation data resources published by Wiley, please visit www.wiley.com/go/valuationhandbooks.

The Little Book of Valuation

The Little Book of Valuation
Author: Aswath Damodaran
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011-03-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118064143

An accessible, and intuitive, guide to stock valuation Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. In The Little Book of Valuation, expert Aswath Damodaran explains the techniques in language that any investors can understand, so you can make better investment decisions when reviewing stock research reports and engaging in independent efforts to value and pick stocks. Page by page, Damodaran distills the fundamentals of valuation, without glossing over or ignoring key concepts, and develops models that you can easily understand and use. Along the way, he covers various valuation approaches from intrinsic or discounted cash flow valuation and multiples or relative valuation to some elements of real option valuation. Includes case studies and examples that will help build your valuation skills Written by Aswath Damodaran, one of today's most respected valuation experts Includes an accompanying iPhone application (iVal) that makes the lessons of the book immediately useable Written with the individual investor in mind, this reliable guide will not only help you value a company quickly, but will also help you make sense of valuations done by others or found in comprehensive equity research reports.

Investment Valuation

Investment Valuation
Author: Aswath Damodaran
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 999
Release: 2012-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118130731

The definitive source of information on all topics related to investment valuation tools and techniques 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.

The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook

The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook
Author: Shannon P. Pratt
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781570738296

This is a practical guide that will help lawyers and judges assess the qualifications of a business appraiser and the reliability of the information presented, and will enable them to work with valuation issues more efficiently and effectively.