{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-valuation-how-to-value-a-company-pick-a-stock-and-profit-hardcover","title":"The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAswath Damodaran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuide to making accurate business valuations based on investing metrics that matter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit, \u003c\/i\u003e professor and economist Aswath Damodaran guides readers through the fundamentals and step-by-step process of picking winning companies to invest in. In the book, you'll learn how to make your own accurate valuation assessments, avoiding common pitfalls and mistakes along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom widespread misunderstandings to undeniable truths in valuation, the author covers exactly where to turn your attention to when assessing a company's value based on a myriad of factors, with stories and real examples included throughout to prepare you for any modern investing challenge you may find yourself facing. You'll also learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSimple but extremely effective valuation tools and formulas for success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe complex relationship between assets, debt, equity, and business value\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecial market considerations regarding valuation that require a dynamic approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than relying on third-party sources--often drawing from the same public information that you have access to, but getting it wrong--\u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation, Updated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers all the insight and practical tools they need to cut through the noise and arrive at their own accurate valuations, pick profitable stocks, and establish successful long-term portfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Dean of Valuation\" Professor Aswath Damodaran distills the fundamentals of valuation, without glossing over or ignoring key components, and develops models that investors can understand easily and use quickly with relatively few inputs to pick winning companies to invest in. In the process, he covers all of the different approaches to valuation--intrinsic or discounted cash flow valuation, multiples or relative valuation, and even some elements of real option valuation. Readers will not only be able to value a company quickly but will also be able to look at valuations done by others or equity research reports and discern whether or not they make sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores value drivers for different categories of company and explains why each value driver is pertinent for each category. Categories covered include young growth, growth, mature, and declining companies, financial service firms, and intangible asset companies, with corresponding value drivers like revenue and scaling growth, equity risk, and nature of intangible assets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamodaran complements the book with uValue, an iPhone\/iPad app that makes understanding stock valuations easy and intuitive. Readers can enter numbers relating to a company (or link up to a data service that will pull up the numbers) and get a quick estimate of its intrinsic and relative values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Updated case studies and examples help investors build their own intuition and understanding of how to value stocks and companies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit \u003c\/i\u003eearns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of analysts, practitioners, and individual investors looking to develop a more nuanced and accurate approach to valuation and access simple but extremely effective valuation tools and formulas for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cb\u003eTHE LITTLE BOOK OF\u003c\/b\u003e VALUATION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is nothing 'little' about Damodaran's \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PROFESSOR ANANT K. SUNDARAM, \u003c\/b\u003e Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Valuation\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PABLO FERNÁNDEZ, \u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Finance, IESE Business School, Spain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Damodaran's 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--SHANNON PRATT, \u003c\/b\u003e Chairman and CEO, Shannon Pratt Valuations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAswath Damodaran, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of finance and David Margolis teaching fellow at the Stern School of Business at New York University. He teaches the corporate finance and equity valuation courses at NYU, and he offers online versions on his website. He has written books on valuation, corporate finance and investments, directed primarily at practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51971299672365,"sku":"9781394244409","price":27.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/sc0hXZjCee9781394244409.webp?v=1775681414","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-little-book-of-valuation-how-to-value-a-company-pick-a-stock-and-profit-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}