Table of Contents

Foreword. Introduction. Hit the Ground Running ?Valuation Basics. Chapter One Value ? More Than a Number! Chapter Two Power Tools of the Trade. Chapter Three Yes, Virginia, Every Asset has an Intrinsic Value. Chapter Four It's all Relative! From Cradle to Grave ?Life Cycle and Valuation. Chapter Five Promise Aplenty. Chapter Six Growing Pains. Chapter Seven Valuation Viagra. Chapter Eight Doomsday. Breaking the Mold ?Special Situations in Valuation. Chapter Nine Bank on It. Chapter Ten Roller-Coaster Investing. Chapter Eleven Invisible Value. Conclusion Rules for the Road.

About the Author

ASWATH DAMODARAN is Professor of Finance at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He has been the recipient of numerous awardsfor outstanding teaching, including the NYU universitywide Distinguished Teaching Award, and was named one of the nation's top business school teachers by BusinessWeek in 1994. He has written or coedited numerous books, including Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Investment Philosophies, and Applied Corporate Finance (all published by Wiley), as well as The Dark Side of Valuation, Investment Fables, and Strategic Risk Taking.