Damodaran Aswath. Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset, Third Edition

John Wiley & Sons, 2012. — 974 p.
ISBN: 9781118011522A must read for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of investment valuation and its methods, this indispensable guide provides the insights and advice of a recognized authority on the valuation process and that you can immediately put to work for you.Introduction to Valuation
Approaches to Valuation
Understanding Financial Statements
The Basics of Risk
Option Pricing Theory and Models
Market Efficiency — Definition, Tests, and Evidence
Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums
Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing
Measuring Earnings
From Earnings to Cash Flows
Estimating Growth
Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value
Dividend Discount Models
Free Cash Flow to Equity Discount Models
Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches
Estimating Equity Value Per Share
Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation
Earnings Multiples
Book Value Multiples
Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples
Valuing Financial Service Firms
Valuing Firms with Negative or Abnormal Earnings
Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms
Valuing Private Firms
Aquisitions and Takeovers
Valuing Real Estate
Valuing Other Assets
The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications
The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications
Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms
Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework
Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools
Probabilistic Approaches in Valuation: Scenario Analysis, Decision Trees, and Simulations
Overview and Conclusion