Corporate Finance: Theory And Practice

Corporate Finance: Theory And Practice

This text is intended for the Corporate Finance course at the MBA level, but it can also be appropriate for undergraduates at higher level schools. Aswath Damodaran is nationally recognized for his teaching approach, using theory and the models that flow from it to understand, analyze and solve problems. He treats corporate finance as a living discipline by making it much more applied than other textbooks. Throughout the text, real companies and real data are used in examples and exercises.From the Inside FlapReal Companies, Real Data, Real Time The Second Edition of Damodaran's CORPORATE FINANCE asks you to combine theory and data in order to make investment, financing and dividend decisions. But rather than making these decisions in a hypothetical environment, you analyze real data for real companies. Access real data and additional resources on the Web! The Second Edition features a greatly expanded and enhanced web site (www.wiley.com/college/damodaran), with many additional resources, including: Links and support for the Real Companies, Real Time in-text exercisesExtra practice problems and solutionsPeriodically updated data for the companies analyzed in the textExcel Worksheets for problems in the textWall Street Journal Business Extra Reading Room (A set of articles and discussion questions related to various topics cited within the text.)Online Study Guide (Students can purchase this eGrade-based tutorial online via the text's web site.)Numerous instructor resourceshttp://www.wiley.com/college/damodaran From the Back CoverReal Companies, Real Data, Real Time The Second Edition of Damodaran's CORPORATE FINANCE asks you to combine theory and data in order to make investment, financing and dividend decisions. But rather than making these decisions in a hypothetical environment, you analyze real data for real companies. Access real data and additional resources on the Web! The Second Edition features a greatly expanded and enhanced web site (www.wiley.com/college/damodaran), with many additional resources, including: Links and support for the Real Companies, Real Time in-text exercisesExtra practice problems and solutionsPeriodically updated data for the companies analyzed in the textExcel Worksheets for problems in the textWall Street Journal Business Extra Reading Room (A set of articles and discussion questions related to various topics cited within the text.)Online Study Guide (Students can purchase this eGrade-based tutorial online via the text's web site.)Numerous instructor resourceshttp://www.wiley.com/college/damodaran About the AuthorAswath Damodaran is a professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University, and teaches the corporate finance and equity valuation courses in the MBA program. He received his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. His research interest lie in valuation and applied corporate finance. He has published articles in theJournal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, theJournal of Finance, theJournal of Financial Economics, and theReview of Financial Studies, and has written two books on equity valuation (Damodaran on Valuation andInvestment Valuation) and two on corporate finance (Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice andApplied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual). He has co-edited a book on investment management with Peter Bernstein (Investment Management) and is working on a book on investment philosophies. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1984 to 1986, where he received the Earl Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award in 1985. He has been at NYU since 1986, received the Stern School of Business Excellence in Teaching Award (awarded by the graduating class) in 1988, 1991, 1992, and 1999 and was the youngest winner of the University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award (in 1990). He was profiled inBusiness Week as one of the top tw