Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition, University Edition
by: McKinsey & Company Inc., Tim Koller, Marc Goedhart, David Wessels

: Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition, University Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.15
EAN: 9780471702214
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0471702218
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 768
Publication Date: June 27, 2005
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley



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The University Edition of Valuation 4e offers students and professors up-to-date information on valuing companies. It contains all the revisions of the main edition, plus end of chapter questions for the needs of the classroom.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - professors and consultants love this book but it's not real
I work on at a large investment bank in NY in the M&A department. I have yet to see any of the McKinsey consultants' formulas in practice. I like the Jeffrey Hooke book on valuation or the Josh Rosenbaum book on LBOs and value. Good luck on finding deals.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Valuation Book!
This book is awesome.Definitely about as close as it comes in finding a valuation "bible".Worth spending the money for anyone interested in learning more about valuation.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Overkill
This is an elaborate textbook on how to do business valuation using Discounted Cash Flows (DCF). It describes both the basics as well as many of the more advanced aspects of valuation incl. valuation of multi-business, cyclical, and growing companies, as well as companies operating in highly inflationary countries.

The aim of the book is to arrive at a rather precise measure of value for a business through detailed valuations. The authors claim to have an error of some 15% in their valuations ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rigorous, best practice approach to DCF valuation
This book is the definitive text on DCF valuation, combining theory, practice, and clear presentation as McKinsey should. Its focus on core value drivers (growth, margin, and capital efficiency) is seminal.

Some reviewers claim the book focuses excessively on cash flow modeling to the exclusion of important considerations such as the skill of the management team, the company's product lineup, etc. I think this criticism is off base:

For example, a great management team should lead ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Comprehensive Text
The contents of this book are absolute comprehensive
Step by step approach guiding you to thorough understanding.
Good structure and easy to read

One problem is a lack of step by step question, have to
buy another separate workbook for practice

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