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Investment Valuation - Aswath Damodaran

Investment Valuation

Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset
Buch | Hardcover
800 Seiten
2025 | 4th edition
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-394-25460-6 (ISBN)
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Updated edition of the definitive guide to investment valuation tools and techniques

Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset delves into valuation techniques for a variety of different asset classes, including real options, start-up firms, unconventional assets, distressed companies and private equity, real estate, and many more, and explains how to choose the right model for any given asset valuation scenario. The models are presented with real-world examples so as to capture some of the problems inherent in applying these models, with discussion of differences and common elements between the models to provide readers with a holistic understanding of the subject matter.

Written by a professor of finance who is widely regarded as one of the best educators and thinkers on the topic of investment valuation, this newly revised and updated Fourth Edition explores topics including:



Understanding financial statements, the basics of risk, and tests and evidence for market efficiency
Estimating risk parameters and costs of financing, terminal value, and equity value per share
Using scenario analysis, decision trees, and simulations for probabilistic approaches in valuation

Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset is an essential resource for all investors and students of financial markets seeking an all-in-one guide to expand their valuation knowledge and make better investment decisions.

DEDICATION PREFACE

Chapter 1

Introduction to Valuation

A Philosophical Basis for Valuation

Pricing versus Valuation

The Bermuda Triangle of Valuation

Market Efficiency

The Role of Valuation

Conclusion

Chapter 2

Approaches to Valuation

Intrinsic Valuation

Pricing or Relative Valuation

Contingent Claim Valuation

Conclusion

Chapter 3

Understanding Financial Statements

The Basic Accounting Statements

Asset Measurement and Valuation

Measuring Financing Mix

Measuring Earnings and Profitability

Measuring Risk

Other Issues in Analyzing Financial Statements

Conclusion

Chapter 4

The Basics of Risk

What Is Risk?

Equity Risk and Expected Return

Alternative Models for Equity Risk

A Comparative Analysis of Equity Risk Models

Models of Default Risk

Conclusion

Chapter 5

Option Pricing Theory and Models

Basics of Option Pricing

Option Pricing Models

Extensions of Option Pricing

Conclusion

Chapter 6

Market Efficiency—Definition, Tests, and Evidence

Market Efficiency and Investment Valuation

What Is an Efficient Market?

Testing Market Efficiency

Cardinal Sins in Testing Market Efficiency

Some Lesser Sins That Can Be a Problem

Evidence on Market Efficiency

Time Series Properties of Price Changes

Market Anomalies

Evidence on Insiders and Investment Professionals

Conclusion

Chapter 7

Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums

The Risk-Free Rate

Equity Risk Premium

Default Spreads on Bonds

Conclusion

Chapter 8

Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing

The Cost of Equity and Capital

Cost of Equity

From Cost of Equity to Cost of Capital

Best Practices at Firms

Conclusion

Chapter 9

Measuring Earnings

The Lead in: From accounting data to financial information

Adjusting Earnings

Measuring Earnings Power: Clean up and Time Differences

Conclusion

Chapter 10

From Earnings to Cash Flows

The Tax Effect

Reinvestment Needs

Conclusion

Chapter 11

Estimating Growth

The Importance of Growth

Historical Growth

Outsourcing Growth

Fundamental Determinants of Growth

Top-Down Growth: From Revenue Growth to Free Cash Flows

Qualitative Aspects of Growth

Conclusion

Chapter 12

Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value

Closure in Valuation

The Survival Issue

Closing Thoughts on Terminal Value

Conclusion

Chapter 13

Narrative and Numbers – Story to Value

Valuation as a Bridge

From Story to Numbers: The Process

Narrative and Numbers across the Life Cycle

Story Resets, Changes and Breaks

Conclusion

Chapter 14

Equity Intrinsic Value Models

Equity Valuation

The Dividend Discount Model

The Augmented Dividend Discount Model

Potential Dividend or FCFE Models

FCFE Valuation Versus Dividend Discount Model Valuation

Conclusion

Chapter 15

Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches

Free Cash Flow to the Firm

Firm Valuation: The Cost of Capital Approach

Firm Valuation: The Adjusted Present Value Approach

Firm Valuation – Sum of the parts

Effect of Leverage on Firm Value

Conclusion

Chapter 16

Estimating Equity Value Per Share

Value of Nonoperating Assets

Firm Value and Equity Value

Stock-based Compensation

Value Per Share When Voting Rights Vary

Conclusion

Chapter 17

Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation

Use of Relative Valuation

Standardized Values and Multiples

Four Basic Steps to Using Multiples

Reconciling Relative and Discounted Cash Flow Valuations

Conclusion

Chapter 18

Earnings Multiples

Price-Earnings Ratio

The PEG Ratio

Other Variants on the PE Ratio

Other Variants on the PE Ratio

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Multiple

Conclusion

Chapter 19

Book Value Multiples

Price-to-Book Equity

Value-to-Book Ratios

Tobin'S Q: Market Value/Replacement Cost

Conclusion

Chapter 20

Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples

Revenue Multiples

Sector-Specific Multiples

Conclusion

Chapter 21

Valuing Financial Service Firms

Categories of Financial Service Firms

What Is Unique About Financial Service Firms?

General Framework for Valuation

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Relative Valuation

The Crisis Effect

Non-bank financial service firms

Conclusion

Chapter 22

Valuing Money Losing Firms

Negative Earnings: Consequences and Causes

Valuing Money-losing Firms

Conclusion

Chapter 23

Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms

Information Constraints

General Framework for Analysis

Value Drivers

Estimation Noise

The Expectations Game

Conclusion

Chapter 24

Valuing Private Firms

What Makes Private Firms Different?

Estimating Valuation Inputs at Private Firms

Valuation Motives and Value Estimates

Valuing Venture Capital and Private Equity Stakes

Pricing Private Businesses

Conclusion

Chapter 25

ACQUISITIONS AND TAKEOVERS

Background on Acquisitions

Steps in an Acquisition

Takeover Valuation: Biases and Common Errors

Structuring the Acquisition

Improving the Odds

Analyzing Management and Leveraged Buyouts

Conclusion

Chapter 26

Valuing Real Estate

Real Versus Financial Assets

Real Estate: The Underfollowed Investment class

Intrinsic Valuation of Real Estate

Comparable/Relative Valuation

Valuing Real Estate Businesses

Conclusion

Chapter 27

Valuing Other Assets

Investment classification

Cash-Flow-Producing Assets

Collectibles

Trophy Assets

Conclusion

Chapter 28

The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications

Real Options: Promise and Pitfalls

The Option to Delay a Project

Valuing a Patent

Natural Resource Options

Other Applications

Conclusion

Chapter 29

The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications

The Option to Expand

When Are Expansion Options Valuable?

Valuing a Firm with the Option to Expand

Valuing the Optionality in Users and Data

Value of Financial Flexibility

The Option to Abandon

Reconciling Net Present Value and Real Option Valuations

Conclusion

Chapter 30

Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms

Equity in Highly Levered Distressed Firms

Optionality in Valuation: A Corporate Life Cycle Perspective

Implications of Viewing Equity as an Option

Estimating the Value of Equity as an Option

Distressed Equity as an Option: Consequences for Decision Making

Conclusion

Chapter 31

Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework

Value-Creating and Value-Neutral Actions

Ways of Increasing Value

Value Enhancement Chain

Closing Thoughts on Value Enhancement

Conclusion

Chapter 32

Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools

Economic Value Added

Cash Flow Return on Investment

A Postscript on Value Enhancement

Conclusion

Chapter 33

Probabilistic Approaches in Valuation: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations

Scenario Analysis

Decision Trees

Simulations

An Overall Assessment of Probabilistic Risk-Assessment Approaches

Conclusion

Chapter 34

Overview and Conclusion

Scenario Analysis Choices in Valuation Models

Which Approach Should You Use?

Choosing the Right Intrinsic Valuation Model

Choosing the Right Pricing Model

When Should You Use the Option Pricing Models?

Conclusion

References

Index

 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.2.2025
Reihe/Serie Wiley Finance
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Finanzierung
ISBN-10 1-394-25460-1 / 1394254601
ISBN-13 978-1-394-25460-6 / 9781394254606
Zustand Neuware
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