Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset - Hardcover

Damodaran, Aswath

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471133930 ISBN 13: 9780471133933

Publisher: Wiley, 1995

Synopsis

From a recognized authority on the valuation process-a powerful guide to valuing private companies, equities, bonds, options, futures, and more Investment Valuation Tools and techniques for determining the value of any asset In this indispensable book, noted valuation authority and acclaimed NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran gives you expert instruction on how to value virtually any type of asset-private companies, bonds, stocks, real estate, and derivatives. Using real-world examples, he guides you through the theory and application of valuation models and highlights their strengths and weaknesses. He examines cases where the direct application of typical models often breaks down, including high growth, distressed, and private firms. A perfect guide for those who need to know more about the tricky business of valuation, Investment Valuation will be a valuable asset to everyone learning about this important investment process.

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From the Back Cover

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Tools and techniques for determining the value of any asset

BusinessWeek named him one of the top business school professors in the United States. MBA students pack his lectures and savvy investors eagerly read his enlightening articles on the valuation process. Now, with the publication of this book, Aswath Damodaran provides a practical, comprehensive guide to valuing almost any asset. Investment Valuation offers expert instruction on determining the value of companies as well as equities, bonds, options, futures, real estate, and more.

Using real-world examples of companies and securities, this user-friendly book clarifies the entire process of valuation, describing the underlying principles of valuation as well as the unique information required for different types of assets. It guides the reader through the theory and application of difficult valuation models and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each.

An invaluable resource for authoritative information, analysis, and insight, Investment Valuation covers all the key topics in asset valuation, including:

• Choosing the right valuation model for any situation
• Risk and return—theory and models
• Estimation of discount rates, cash flow, and growth rates
• Definition and tests of market efficiency
• Price/earnings multiples, price/book value multiples, and price/sales multiples

A book that offers the insight and advice of one of today's keenest business minds, Investment Valuation is an indispensable guide for investors, analysts, researchers, and others who must undertake the challenging task of valuing assets.

From a recognized authority on the valuation process—a powerful guide to valuing private companies, equities, bonds, options, futures, and more

INVESTMENT VALUATION

Tools and techniques for determining the value of any asset

In this indispensable book, noted valuation authority and acclaimed NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran gives you expert instruction on how to value virtually any type of asset—private companies, bonds, stocks, real estate, and derivatives. Using real-world examples, he guides you through the theory and application of valuation models and highlights their strengths and weaknesses. He examines cases where the direct application of typical models often breaks down, including high growth, distressed, and private firms.

A perfect guide for those who need to know more about the tricky business of valuation, Investment Valuation will be a valuable asset to everyone learning about this important investment process.

About the Author

ASWATH DAMODARAN is Associate 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 recently named one of the nation's top business school teachers by BusinessWeek. In addition, Mr. Damodaran teaches training courses in corporate finance and valuation at Deutsche Bank, Swiss Bank, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, and Smith Barney. His publications include Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance, also published by Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0471133930
• ISBN 13: 9780471133933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544