Marc Goedhart

McKinsey & Company Inc.

David Wessels

Tim Koller

Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies

Valuation

The #1 best-selling guide to business valuation, newly updated and revised

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies has been the gold standard in measuring and managing company value for more than 30 years. Now in its eighth edition, this acclaimed volume continues to help corporate executives, bankers, students, and other financial professionals around the world gain a deep understanding of valuation as well as allow their companies to create and maximize economic value.

Called “the best practitioners' guide to valuation” by The Financial Times and “the most influential contemporary books about the world economy” by The Economist, the newly revised eighth McKinsey's long tradition of excellence. In the book, a team of veteran McKinsey & Company professionals walk you through the foundations of valuation, advanced topics like valuing high-growth companies and digital assets, and managerial topics such as corporate portfolio strategy and acquisitions. You'll also discover:

Clear, accessible chapters with detailed guidance on the fundamental principles of value creation
Best practices to apply valuation to business strategy questions and communicate with investors
How to analyze and forecast performance, the cost of capital, and put it all together in a coherent valuation
McKinsey & Company has been helping businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and other institutions grow and thrive for almost 100 years . Valuation's authors draw on that storied history to bring you the most relevant, accurate, intuitive, and practical guide to valuation on the market today.

Valuation (8e)

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation - the fully updated seventh edition Valuation, University Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to rely on over nearly three decades. Now in its seventh edition, this acclaimed volume continues to help financial professionals around the world gain a deep understanding of valuation and help their companies create, manage, and maximize economic value for their shareholders. This latest edition has been carefully revised and updated throughout, and includes new insights on topics such as digital, ESG (environmental, social and governance), and long-term investing, as well as fresh case studies.

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation—the fully updated seventh edition Valuation has been the foremost resource for measuring company value for nearly three decades. Now in its seventh edition, this acclaimed volume continues to help financial professionals around the world gain a deep understanding of valuation and help their companies create, manage, and maximize economic value for their shareholders. This latest edition has been carefully revised and updated throughout, and includes new insights on topics such as digital, ESG (environmental, social and governance), and long-term investing, as well as fresh case studies. Clear, accessible chapters cover the fundamental principles of value creation, analyzing and forecasting performance, capital structure and dividends, valuing high-growth companies, and much more. The Financial Times calls the book “one of the practitioners’ best guides to valuation.” This book: Provides complete, detailed guidance on every crucial aspect of corporate valuation Explains the strategies, techniques, and nuances of valuation every manager needs to know Covers both core and advanced valuation techniques and management strategies Features/Includes a companion website that covers key issues in valuation, including videos, discussions of trending topics, and real-world valuation examples from the capital markets For over 90 years, McKinsey & Company has helped corporations and organizations make substantial and lasting improvements in their performance. Through seven editions and 30 years, Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, has served as the definitive reference for finance professionals, including investment bankers, financial analysts, CFOs and corporate managers, venture capitalists, and students and instructors in all areas of finance.

Bundle Package Includes McKinsey Valuation Fifth Edition and the McKinsey DCF Valuation Model via website download. McKinsey's Valuation + DCF Model Download: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fifth Edition, provides the knowledge executives need to make value-creating decisions and McKinsey’s own proprietary discounted cash flow model to help them apply the techniques in the real world. Thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect business conditions in today's volatile global economy, the long-awaited Valuation, Fifth Edition provides up-to-date insights and practical advice on how to create, manage, and measure the value of an organization. Features include: ALL NEW CASE STUDIES that illustrate how valuation techniques and principles are applied in real-world situations NEW CONTENT on the strategic advantages of value-based management EXPANDED to include advanced valuation techniques UPDAZTED to reflect the events of the real estate bubble and its effect on stock markets, new developments in corporate finance, changes in accounting rules, and an enhanced global perspective PROVEN McKINSEY APPROACH gives strategies for multi-business valuation, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and more using the McKinsey discounted cash flow approach. INTERACTIVE DCF VALUATION MODEL completes computations automatically promoting error-free analysis and real world application of McKinsey strategies and methods By combining the dynamic flexibility of a DCF Model Download with the depth and breadth of a classic text, this package will help you hone your valuation skills today and improve them for years to come.

Valuation, + DCF Model Download

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation, now in its sixth edition Valuation is the single best guide of its kind, helping financial professionals worldwide excel at measuring, managing, and maximizing shareholder and company value. This new sixth edition provides insights on the strategic advantages of value-based management, complete detailed instruction, and nuances managers should know about valuation and valuation techniques as applied to different industries, emerging markets, and other special situations. Valuation lies at the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance. In today's economy, it has become an essential role — and one that requires excellence at all points. This guide shows you everything you need to know, and gives you the understanding you need to be effective. Estimate the value of business strategies to drive better decision making Understand which business units a corporate parent is best positioned to own Assess major transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings Design a capital structure that supports strategy and minimizes risk As the valuation function becomes ever more central to long- and short-term strategy, analysts and managers need an authoritative reference to turn to for answers to challenging situations. Valuation stands ahead of the field for its reputation, quality, and prestige, putting the solutions you need right at your fingertips.

McKinsey & Company's bestselling guide to teaching corporate valuation - the fully updated seventh edition Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to rely on for over nearly three decades. Now in its seventh edition, this acclaimed volume continues to help financial professionals and students around the world gain a deep understanding of valuation and help their companies create, manage, and maximize economic value for their shareholders. This latest edition has been carefully revised and updated throughout, and includes new insights on topics such as digital, ESG (environmental, social and governance), and long-term investing, as well as fresh case studies. For thirty years, Valuation has remained true to its basic principles and continues to offer a step-by-step approach to teaching valuation fundamentals, including: Analyzing historical performance Forecasting performance Estimating the cost of capital Interpreting the results of a valuation in context Linking a company's valuation multiples to core performance drivers The University Edition contains end-of-chapter review questions to help students master key concepts from the book. Wiley also offers an Online Instructor's Manual with a full suite of learning resources to complement valuation classroom instruction.

Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition

McKinsey’s Trusted Guide to Teaching Corporate Valuation is Back and Better than Ever Designed for classroom use, Valuation, University Edition Fifth Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to trust. Fully Revised and Updated, NEW FEATURES to the Fifth Edition include: ALL NEW CASE STUDIES that illustrate how valuation techniques and principles are applied in real-world situations NEW CONTENT on the strategic advantages of value-based management EXPANDED to include advanced valuation techniques UPDATED to reflect the events of the real estate bubble and its effect on stock markets, new developments in corporate finance, changes in accounting rules, and an enhanced global perspective Valuation, Fifth Edition remains true to its roots with a solid framework for valuation through key concepts such as: Analyzing historical performance, including reorganizing a company's financial statements to reflect economic rather than accounting performance Forecasting performance, with emphasis on not just the mechanics of forecasting but also how to think about a company's future economics Estimating the cost of capital with practical tips that aren't found in textbooks Interpreting the results of a valuation in light of a company's competitive situation Linking a company's valuation multiples to the core drivers of its performance. The University Edition contains the same key chapters as Valuation Fifth Edition but expands on them to enhance classroom application with End of Chapter Summaries and Review Questions to help students master key concepts from each chapter before moving on to the next. For professors, Wiley offers an Online Instructor’s Manual with a full suite of resources exclusive to adopting professors. Contact your rep for more information.

Erik Benrud

The ideal companion to Valuation, Fifth Edition If you want to get more out of Valuation, Fifth Edition, then pick up the Valuation Workbook. This comprehensive study guide provides you with an invaluable opportunity to explore your understanding of the strategies and techniques covered in the main text, before putting it to work in real-world situations. Along with a complete answer key, this workbook also covers such essentials as value creation, value metrics, M&A and joint ventures, and valuation frameworks. Brief summary chapters also help to reinforce major points. Walks you through Valuation, Fifth Edition, providing chapter-by-chapter coverage of the core text Offers complete coverage of analyzing historical information, estimating the cost of capital and continuing value, forecasting performance, and calculating results Tests your comprehension of the ideas presented throughout, with multiple-choice questions and problems Valuation Workbook is filled with a wealth of practical learning exercises and information that will help you understand and apply the proven principles found in Valuation, Fifth Edition.

Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master Valuation

Valuation Workbook

Anil K. Gupta

Barbara Schwimmer

Franziska Manoury

Welcome to the Valuation Course. Most business decisions require both strategic and financial analysis to assess the implications for shareholder value. Therefore, it is essential for all business managers to master a core set of financial analysis and valuation skills. To help you develop these skills, McKinsey & Company has created a 7-module course with 6.5 hours of instruction. In this course, you will learn: How to identify key drivers in value creation How to understand how changes in performance or strategy will affect the value of a company How to conduct detail historical analysis of a company's performance How to estimate weighted average cost of capital (WACC) How to complete free cash flow forecasts Concepts and terms such as NOPLAT, invested capital, free cash flow, and ROIC How to estimate value created over an explicit forecast period To use a valuation model spreadsheet to estimate a company's equity value using a free cash flow approach

An Introductory Course to Measuring the Value of Companies

Valuation Course

VALUATION, Fourth Edition with CD-ROM The #1 guide to corporate valuation is back . . . and better than ever! "The best valuation book just got better. This edition's greater emphasis on what drives value and how to measure it will improve the way practitioners conduct financial analysis and, ultimately, make strategic decisions. It is required reading for all executives." —Professor Benjamin C. Esty, Harvard Business School author of Modern Project Finance: A Casebook "The bible in its field. Anyone wanting to understand what drives corporate value should read this latest edition." —Dr. Raymund Breu, Chief Financial Officer, Novartis AG "Valuation gets to the heart of how to measure and manage value in a company. Whether you are evaluating an acquisition, restructuring a corporation, or formulating strategy, this book will help you do it well." —John A. Manzoni, Chief Executive Refining and Marketing, BP plc Praise for the First Edition "A 'how-to' guide for corporate executives who want to get at the unrealized shareholder values trapped in public companies." —The New York Times "The book's clarity and comprehensive coverage make it one of the best practitioners' guides to valuation." —Financial Times

Michael Cichello

A vital companion to the #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation Valuation Workbook is the ideal companion to McKinsey's Valuation, helping you get a handle on difficult concepts and calculations before using them in the real world. This workbook reviews all things valuation, with chapter-by-chapter summaries and comprehensive questions and answers that allow you to test your knowledge and skills. Useful both in the classroom and for self-study, this must-have guide is essential for reviewing and applying the renowned McKinsey & Company approach to valuation and reinforces the major topics discussed in detail in the book. Fully updated to align with the sixth edition of Valuation, this workbook is an invaluable learning tool for students and professionals alike. Valuation has become central to corporate financial strategy, and practitioners must be exceptional at every aspect of the role. There is no room for weak points, and excellence is mandatory. This workbook helps you practice, review, study, and test yourself until you are absolutely solid in every concept, every technique, and every aspect of valuation as demanded in today's economy. Master value creation, value metrics, M&A, joint ventures, and more Analyze historical information, forecast performance, and analyze results Estimate the cost of capital, continuing value, and other vital calculations Test your understanding before putting it to work in the real world Designed specifically to reinforce the material presented in the book, this workbook provides independent learners with the opportunity to try their hand at critical valuation skills, and helps students master the material so they can enter the job market ready to perform. For financial professionals and students seeking deep, comprehensive understanding, Valuation Workbook is an essential part of the McKinsey Valuation suite.

McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation, now in its sixth edition Valuation is the single best guide of its kind, helping financial professionals worldwide excel at measuring, managing, and maximizing shareholder and company value. This new sixth edition provides insights on the strategic advantages of value-based management, complete detailed instruction, and nuances managers should know about valuation and valuation techniques as applied to different industries, emerging markets, and other special situations. The accompanying DCF model download allows you to complete computations automatically for error-free analysis and valuation of real companies. The model ensures that all important measures, such as return on investment capital and free cash flow are calculated correctly, so you can focus on the company's performance rather than computational errors. Valuation lies at the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance. In today's economy, it has become an essential role—and one that requires excellence at all points. This guide shows you everything you need to know, and gives you the understanding you need to be effective. Estimate the value of business strategies to drive better decision making Understand which business units a corporate parent is best positioned to own Assess major transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings Design a capital structure that supports strategy and minimizes risk As the valuation function becomes ever more central to long- and short-term strategy, analysts and managers need an authoritative reference to turn to for answers to challenging situations. Valuation stands ahead of the field for its reputation, quality, and prestige, putting the solutions you need right at your fingertips.

Valuation + DCF Model Download

The #1 guide to corporate valuation is back . . . and better than ever! "The best valuation book just got better. This edition's greater emphasis on what drives value and how to measure it will improve the way practitioners conduct financial analysis and, ultimately, make strategic decisions. It is required reading for all executives." —Professor Benjamin C. Esty, Harvard Business School, author of Modern Project Finance: A Casebook "The bible in its field. Anyone wanting to understand what drives corporate value should read this latest edition." —Dr. Raymund Breu, former chief financial officer, Novartis AG "Valuation gets to the heart of how to measure and manage value in a company. Whether you are evaluating an acquisition, restructuring a corporation, or formulating strategy, this book will help you do it well." —John A. Manzoni, Chief Executive Officer, Talisman Energy Inc. "A 'how-to' guide for corporate executives who want to get at the unrealized shareholder values trapped in public companies." —New York Times "The book's clarity and comprehensive coverage make it one of the best practitioners' guides to valuation." —Financial Times

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