Valuation: The Art and Science of Corporate Investment Decisions

Valuation: The Art and Science of Making Corporate Investment Decisions is the first textbook to offer an integrated approach to both project and enterprise valuation. The text goes beyond standard DCF analysis by including additional valuation methods commonly used in practice, such as comparables, simulations, and real options. Overview of Evaluation. Project Analysis Using Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) : Forecasting and Valuing Cash Flows; Project Risk Analysis. Cost of Capital: Estimating a Firm's Cost of Capital; Estimating Required Rates of Return for Projects. Enterprise Valuation: Relative Valuation Using Market Comparables; Enterprise Valuation; Valuation in a Private Equity Setting; Earnings Dilution, Incentive Compensation, and Project Selection. Futures, Options, and the Valuation of Real Investments: Using Futures and Contractual Options to Value Real Investments; Managerial Flexibility and Project Valuation: Real Options; Strategic Options: Evaluating Strategic Opportunities. For all readers interested in project and enterprise valuation.