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Introduction to Valuation | |
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A Philosophical Basis for Valuation | |
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Generalities about Valuation | |
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The Role of Valuation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Approaches to Valuation | |
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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation | |
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Relative Valuation | |
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Contingent Claim Valuation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Understanding Financial Statements | |
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The Basic Accounting Statements | |
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Asset Measurement and Valuation | |
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Measuring Financing Mix | |
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Measuring Earnings and Profitability | |
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Measuring Risk | |
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Other Issues in Analyzing Financial Statements | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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The Basics of Risk | |
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What Is Risk? | |
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Equity Risk and Expected Return | |
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A Comparative Analysis of Risk and Return Models | |
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Models of Default Risk | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Option Pricing Theory and Models | |
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Basics of Option Pricing | |
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Determinants of Option Value | |
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Option Pricing Models | |
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Extensions of Option Pricing | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Market Efficiency--Definition, Tests, and Evidence | |
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Market Efficiency and Investment Valuation | |
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What Is an Efficient Market? | |
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Implications of Market Efficiency | |
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Necessary Conditions for Market Efficiency | |
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Propositions about Market Efficiency | |
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Testing Market Efficiency | |
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Cardinal Sins in Testing Market Efficiency | |
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Some Lesser Sins That Can Be a Problem | |
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Evidence on Market Efficiency | |
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Time Series Properties of Price Changes | |
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Market Reaction to Information Events | |
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Market Anomalies | |
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Evidence on Insiders and Investment Professionals | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Riskless Rates and Risk Premiums | |
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The Risk-Free Rate | |
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Equity Risk Premium | |
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Default Spreads on Bonds | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Estimating Risk Parameters and Costs of Financing | |
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The Cost of Equity and Capital | |
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Cost of Equity | |
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From Cost of Equity to Cost of Capital | |
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Best Practices at Firms | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Measuring Earnings | |
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Accounting versus Financial Balance Sheets | |
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Adjusting Earnings | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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From Earnings to Cash Flows | |
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The Tax Effect | |
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Reinvestment Needs | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Estimating Growth | |
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The Importance of Growth | |
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Historical Growth | |
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Analyst Estimates of Growth | |
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Fundamental Determinants of Growth | |
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Qualitative Aspects of Growth | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Closure in Valuation: Estimating Terminal Value | |
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Closure in Valuation | |
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The Survival Issue | |
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Closing Thoughts on Terminal Value | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Dividend Discount Models | |
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The General Model | |
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Versions of the Model | |
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Issues in Using the Dividend Discount Model | |
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Tests of the Dividend Discount Model | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Free Cash Flow to Equity Discount Models | |
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Measuring What Firms Can Return to Their Stockholders | |
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FCFE Valuation Models | |
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FCFE Valuation versus Dividend Discount Model Valuation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Firm Valuation: Cost of Capital and Adjusted Present Value Approaches | |
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Free Cash Flow to the Firm | |
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Firm Valuation: The Cost of Capital Approach | |
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Firm Valuation: The Adjusted Present Value Approach | |
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Effect of Leverage on Firm Value | |
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Adjusted Present Value and Financial Leverage | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Estimating Equity Value per Share | |
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Value of Nonoperating Assets | |
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Firm Value and Equity Value | |
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Management and Employee Options | |
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Value per Share When Voting Rights Vary | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Fundamental Principles of Relative Valuation | |
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Use of Relative Valuation | |
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Standardized Values and Multiples | |
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Four Basic Steps to Using Multiples | |
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Reconciling Relative and Discounted Cash Flow Valuations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Earnings Multiples | |
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Price-Earnings Ratio | |
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The PEG Ratio | |
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Other Variants on the PEG Ratio | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Book Value Multiples | |
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Price-to-Book Equity | |
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Applications of Price-Book Value Ratios | |
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Use in Investment Strategies | |
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Value-to-Book Ratios | |
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Tobin's Q: Market Value/Replacement Cost | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Revenue Multiples and Sector-Specific Multiples | |
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Revenue Multiples | |
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Sector-Specific Multiples | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Financial Service Firms | |
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Categories of Financial Service Firms | |
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What Is Unique about Financial Service Firms? | |
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General Framework for Valuation | |
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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation | |
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Asset-Based Valuation | |
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Relative Valuation | |
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Issues in Valuing Financial Service Firms | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Firms with Negative Earnings | |
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Negative Earnings: Consequences and Causes | |
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Valuing Negative Earnings Firms | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Young or Start-Up Firms | |
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Information Constraints | |
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New Paradigms or Old Principles: A Life Cycle Perspective | |
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Venture Capital Valuation | |
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General Framework for Analysis | |
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Value Drivers | |
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Estimation Noise | |
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Implications for Investors | |
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Implications for Managers | |
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The Expectations Game | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Private Firms | |
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What Makes Private Firms Different? | |
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Estimating Valuation Inputs at Private Firms | |
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Valuation Motives and Value Estimates | |
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Valuing Private Equity | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Acquisitions and Takeovers | |
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Background on Acquisitions | |
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Empirical Evidence on the Value Effects of Takeovers | |
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Steps in an Acquisition | |
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Takeover Valuation: Biases and Common Errors | |
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Structuring the Acquisition | |
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Analyzing Management and Leveraged Buyouts | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Real Estate | |
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Real versus Financial Assets | |
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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation | |
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Comparable/Relative Valuation | |
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Valuing Real Estate Businesses | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Other Assets | |
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Cash-Flow-Producing Assets | |
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Non-Cash-Flow-Producing Assets | |
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Assets with Option Characteristics | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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The Option to Delay and Valuation Implications | |
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The Option to Delay a Project | |
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Valuing a Patent | |
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Natural Resource Options | |
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Other Applications | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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The Options to Expand and to Abandon: Valuation Implications | |
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The Option to Expand | |
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When Are Expansion Options Valuable? | |
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Valuing a Firm with the Option to Expand | |
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Value of Financial Flexibility | |
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The Option to Abandon | |
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Reconciling Net Present Value and Real Option Valuations | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Equity in Distressed Firms | |
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Equity in Highly Levered Distressed Firms | |
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Implications of Viewing Equity as an Option | |
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Estimating the Value of Equity as an Option | |
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Consequences for Decision Making | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Value Enhancement: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Framework | |
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Value Creating and Value-Neutral Actions | |
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Ways of Increasing Value | |
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Value Enhancement Chain | |
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Closing Thoughts on Value Enhancement | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Value Enhancement: Economic Value Added, Cash Flow Return on Investment, and Other Tools | |
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Economic Value Added | |
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Cash Flow Return on Investment | |
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A Postscript on Value Enhancement | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Bonds | |
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Bond Prices and Interest Rates | |
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Determinants of Interest Rates | |
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Special Features in Bonds and Pricing Effects | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Valuing Futures and Forward Contracts | |
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Futures, Forward, and Option Contracts | |
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Traded Futures Contracts--Institutional Details | |
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Pricing of Futures Contracts | |
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Effects of Special Features in Futures Contracts | |
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Conclusion | |
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Questions and Short Problems | |
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Overview and Conclusion | |
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Choices in Valuation Models | |
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Which Approach Should You Use? | |
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Choosing the Right Discounted Cash Flow Model | |
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Choosing the Right Relative Valuation Model | |
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When Should You Use the Option Pricing Models? | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Index | |