Professor
Crocker H. Liu
(212) 998-0353 Office
(212) 995-4233 FAX
Email: cliu@stern.nyu.edu
Valuation Analysis
EMBA Finance
Texts:
Aswath
Damodaran (AD), 1994,
Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis
for Investment and Corporate Finance, John Wiley and Sons.
Tom Copeland, etal (TC),
1996 (with Disks), Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies,
John Wiley and Sons.
Martin S. Fridson (MF), 1996,
Financial
Statement Analysis: A Practitioner's Guide, John Wiley and Sons.
Class Packets: 2
Lecture Handout Packets
Grading Policy: Each group (5 person
maximum) is responsible for choosing a stock and using the following 3
valuation techniques on that stock.
TOPIC SCHEDULE
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Session(s)
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Topic
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Readings
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1-2
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Relative Valuation Models |
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Price-Earnings Ratio Ch. 10,
AD
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Price-Book Value Ratios Ch.
11, AD
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Price-Sales Ratios Ch. 12, AD
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2-3
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Absolute Valuation Models |
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Introduction to Valuation Ch.
1, AD
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Approaches to Valuation Ch.
2, AD
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Overview and Conclusions Ch.
17, AD
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Estimation of Discount Rates
Ch. 3, AD
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Estimation of Cashflows Ch.
4, AD
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Estimation of Growth Rates Ch.
5, AD
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Dividend-Discount Models Ch.
6, AD
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Free Cashflow to Equity Discount
Models Ch. 7, AD
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Valuing a Firm-The Free Cashflow
to Firm Ch. 8, AD
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3-4
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Economic Value Added |
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Frameworks for Valuation Ch.
5, TC
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Analyzing Historical Performance
Ch. 6, TC
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Estimating Continuing Value
Ch. 9, TC
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4-5
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Valuation Using Options |
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Option Pricing Theory Ch. 17,
AD
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Special Cases in DCF Valuation
Ch. 13, AD
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Applications of Option Pricing
to Equity Valuation Ch. 18, AD
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Using Option Pricing Methods
to Value Flexibility Ch. 15, TC
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