Valuation workbook : step-by-step exercises and tests to help you master valuation /

Valuation workbook : step-by-step exercises and tests to help you master valuation / Charles Sunnucks - SIXTH EDITION - New York : Wiley, c2015 - xi, 825 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Preface -- Lay of the Land -- Assess -- Project -- Price -- Special Valuation situations -- Profit.

This book contains a solid framework for valuation: analyzing historical performance, including reorganizing a company's financial statements to reflect economic rather than accounting performance; forecasting performance, with emphasis on not just the mechanics of forecasting but also how to think about a company's future economics; estimating the cost of capital with practical tips that aren't found in textbooks; interpreting the results of a valuation in light of a company's competitive situation; and linking a company's valuation multiples to the core drivers of its performance. Valuation Workbook is the ideal companion to McKinsey's Valuation, Sixth Edition, helping you build intuition and understanding of difficult concepts and calculations before using them in the real world. This workbook reviews valuation concepts and techniques from the ground up, with chapter-by-chapter summaries and comprehensive questions and answers that allow you to test your knowledge and skills. Useful both in the classroom and for self-study, this must-have guide is essential for reviewing and applying the renowned McKinsey & Company approach to valuation and reinforces the major topics discussed in detail in the book. Fully updated to align with Valuation, Sixth Edition, this workbook is an invaluable learning tool for students and professionals alike. Valuation has become central to corporate financial strategy, and practitioners must be exceptional at every aspect of the role. There is no room for weak points, and excellence is mandatory. This workbook helps you practice, review, study, and test yourself until you are absolutely solid in every concept, every technique, and every aspect of valuation as demanded in today's economy. Master value creation, value metrics, M&A, joint ventures, and more Analyze historical information, forecast performance, and analyze results Estimate the cost of capital, continuing value, and other vital calculations essential to valuation Test your understanding before putting it to work in the real world Designed specifically to reinforce the material presented in the book, this workbook provides independent learners with the opportunity to try their hand at critical valuation skills, and helps students master the material so they can enter the job market ready to perform. For financial professionals and students seeking deep, comprehensive understanding, Valuation Workbook, Sixth Edition, is an essential self-study companion to the main text.

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CORPORATIONS -- VALUATION

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