Damodaran on Valuation, Study Guide : Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance Paperback / softback
by Aswath (Stern School of Business, New York University) Damodaran
Paperback / softback
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Damondaran on Valuation will not only convince you of the vitalityof the many valuation models available to you, it will help ensurethat you develop the acumen needed to select the right model forany valuation scenario. Written by a gifted teacher and respected valuation authority, Damodaran on Valuation offers systematic examination of the threebasic approaches to valuation - discounted cash-flow valuation,relative valuation, and contingent claim valuation - and thevarious models within these broad categories. Using numerous real-world examples involving both US andInternational firms, the book illuminates the purpose of eachparticular model, its advantages and limitatations, thestep-by-step process involved in putting the model to work, and thekinds of firms to which it is best applied.
Among the toolspresented are designed to: Estimate the cost of equity - including the capital asset pricingmodel and arbitrage pricing modelEstimate growth rates - with coverage of how to arrive at aweighted average of growth rates by blending three separateapproachesValue equity - focusing on the Gordon Growth Model and thetwo-and three-stage dividend discount modelMeasure free cash flow to equity - cash flows that are carefullydelineated from the dividends of most firmsValue firms - including free cash flow to firm models, which areespecially suited to highly leveraged firmsEstimate the value of assets by looking at the pricing ofcomparable assets - with insight into the use and misuse ofprice/earning and price/book value ratios, and underutilizedprice-to-sales ratiosMeasure the value of assets that share option characteristics -including a comparative look at the classic Black-Scholes andsimpler binomial models Supported by an optional IBM-compatible disk, which consists ofspreadsheet programs designed to help users apply the modelshighlighted in the book, Damodaran on Valuation providespractitioners involved in securities analysis, portfoliomanagement, M&A, and corporate finance with the knowledge theyneed to value any asset.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:08/11/1994
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- ISBN:9780471108979
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:08/11/1994
- Category:
- ISBN:9780471108979