In this thoroughly revised edition, he broadens his perspective to consider all companies that resist easy valuation, highlighting specific types of hard-to-value firms, including commodity firms, cyclical companies, financial services firms, organizations dependent on intangible assets, and global firms operating diverse businesses. He covers the entire corporate lifecycle, from “idea” and “nascent growth” companies to those in decline and distress, and offers specific guidance for valuing technology, human capital, commodity, and cyclical firms.
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ASWATH DAMODARAN is Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University and one of the world’s most highly regarded experts on valuation and finance. His books include Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, and Applied Corporate Finance: A User’s Manual. His recent book, Strategic Risk Taking, explores how we think about risk and the implications for risk management. He has received the Stern School of Business Excellence in Teaching Award seven times and was profiled in BusinessWeek as one of the top twelve U.S. business school professors.