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.
Aswath Damodaran 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 in the MBA program. He received his MBA and PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles. His research interests lie in valuation, portfolio management, and applied corporate finance. He has been published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies. He has written three books on equity valuation (Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, and The Dark Side of Valuation) and two on corporate finance (Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual). He has coedited a book on investment management with Peter Bernstein (Investment Management) and has written a book on investment philosophies (Investment Philosophies). His newest book on portfolio management is titled Investment Fables and was published in 2004. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1984 to 1986, where he received the Earl Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award in 1985. He has been at NYU since 1986 and received the Stern School of Business Excellence in Teaching Award (awarded by the graduating class) in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, and 2007, and was the youngest winner of the University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award (in 1990). He was profiled in Business Week as one of the top 12 business school professors in the United States in 1994.
