Valuation Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master Valuation (Wiley Finance Series) » (Workbook)

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The Ideal Companion to VALUATION FOURTH EDITION

If you want to get more out of Valuation, Fourth Edition, then pick up the Valuation Workbook. This comprehensive study guide provides you with an invaluable opportunity to explore your understanding of the strategies and techniques covered in the main text, before putting it to work in real-world situations.

This hands-on Workbook:

• Walks you through Valuation, Fourth Edition—providing chapter-by-chapter coverage of the core text

• Tests your comprehension of the ideas presented throughout, with multiple-choice questions and problems

• Offers complete coverage of forecasting short, medium, and continuing value; calculating and interpreting results; real option pricing methods; and much more

Valuation Workbook is filled with a wealth of practical learning exercises and information that will help you understand and apply the proven principles found in Valuation, Fourth Edition.

Introduction.

Part One: Questions.

1 Why Maximize Value?

2 The Value Manager.

3 Fundamental Principles of Value Creation.

4 Do Fundamentals Really Drive the Stock Market?

5 Frameworks for Valuation.

6 Thinking about Return on Invested Capital and Growth.

7 Analyzing Historical Performance.

8 Forecasting Performance.

9 Estimating Continuing Value.

10 Estimating the Cost of Capital.

11 Calculating and Interpreting Results.

12 Using Multiples for Valuation.

13 Performance Measurement.

14 Performance Management.

15 Creating Value through Mergers and Acquisitions.

16 Creating Value through Divestitures.

17 Capital Structure.

18 Investor Communications.

19 Valuing Multibusiness Companies.

20 Valuing Flexibility.

21 Cross-Border Valuation.

22 Valuation in Emerging Markets.

23 Valuing High-Growth Companies.

24 Valuing Cyclical Companies.

25 Valuing Financial Institutions.

Part Two: Answers.

1 Why Maximize Value?

2 The Value Manager.

3 Fundamental Principles of Value Creation.

4 Do Fundamentals Really Drive the Stock Market?

5 Frameworks for Valuation.

6 Thinking about Return on Invested Capital and Growth.

7 Analyzing Historical Performance.

8 Forecasting Performance.

9 Estimating Continuing Value.

10 Estimating the Cost of Capital.

11 Calculating and Interpreting Results.

12 Using Multiples for Valuation.

13 Performance Measurement.

14 Performance Management.

15 Creating Value through Mergers and Acquisitions.

16 Creating Value through Divestitures.

17 Capital Structure.

18 Investor Communications.

19 Valuing Multibusiness Companies.

20 Valuing Flexibility.

21 Cross-Border Valuation.

22 Valuation in Emerging Markets.

23 Valuing High-Growth Companies.

24 Valuing Cyclical Companies.

25 Valuing Financial Institutions.