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The Little Book of Valuation How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock and Profit

ISBN: 9781118004777 | 1118004779

Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 5/3/2011

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

In the Little Book of Valuation, Prof. Aswath Damodaran will distil the fundamentals of valuation (without glossing over or ignoring key components) and develop models that investors can understand easily and use quickly.

One valuation book stands out as withstanding the test of time among investors and students of financial markets: Investment Valuation. That book discusses how best to value companies and securities. Damodaran's other books on valuation are directed primarily at analysts and practitioners, whose i... MOREnterests lie primarily in the practice of valuation. Consequently, they are filled with detail that are useful to trained financial analysts, but not to individual investors. The average investor has a less intense need for valuation details and is more interested in learning valuation basics that he or she can apply quickly to investments-and to fundamental research reports they read about companies. In The Little Book of Valuation, Prof. Aswath Damodaran will distil the fundamentals of valuation (without glossing over or ignoring key components) and develop models that investors can understand easily and use quickly (with relatively few inputs). In the process, he will aim to cover all of the different approaches - intrinsic or discounted cash flow valuation, multiples or relative valuation and even some elements of real option valuation. Readers will not only value a company quickly but will also be able to look at valuations done by others or equity research reports and discern whether they make sense. Damodaran will complement the book with iVal, an iPhone/iPad app that makes understanding stock valuations easy and intuitive.

"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"--

Praise for The Little Book of Valuation "There is nothing little about Damodarans The Little Book of Valuation.The whole gamut of ideas that form the basis for all business valuations-covered in his many multi-hundred page classics-are all here, with the same rigor, clarity, pointedness, and wit."-Professor Anant K. Sundaram Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College "The Little Book of Valuation is a great book that I will recommend to my students and friends. This book is an impressive synthesis of sound theory and best practice. It is completely accessible to the novice. It is also an important addition to the professional library of the finance specialist. Acquire it without hesitation."-Pablo Fernandez, Professor of Finance IESE Business School, Spain "Damodarans fast read book offers valuable insights for both institutional and sophisticated individual investors. Within the confines of intrinsic (income approach) and relative (market approach) analysis, he identifies the value drivers in several broad categories of stocks and the most important factors to look for, and how to treat them in valuation for each category."-Shannon PrattChairman and CEO, Shannon Pratt Valuations

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Hit the Ground Running-Valuation Basics
Value-More Than a Number!	p. 3
Power Tools of the Trade	p. 13
Yes, Virginia, Every Asset Has an Intrinsic Value	p. 35
It's All Relative!	p. 59
From Cradle to Grave-Lire Cycle and Valuation
Promise Aplenty	p. 83
Growing Pains	p... MORE. 105
Valuation Viagra	p. 125
Doomsday	p. 143
Breaking the Mold-Special Situations in Valuation
Bank on It	p. 163
Roller-Coaster Investing	p. 185
Invisible Value	p. 203
Conclusion: Rules for the Road	p. 225
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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. He has written or coedited numerous books, including Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Investment Philosophies, and Applied Corporate Finance (all published by Wiley), as well as The Dark Side of Valuation, Investment Fables, and Strategic Risk Taking.

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