Valuation will always be both an art and a science. This book will help you master both the science and the art. Concise, realistic, and easy to use, it brings together the field's best "rules of thumb," helps you compare every key approach, and offers practical solutions for your most important valuation challenges.

Leading practitioners Kenneth R. Ferris and Barbara S. Pécherot Petitt review the entire valuation process, offering real-world advice for both acquiring and valuing target companies. Next, they cover each of today’s most important valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis, earnings multiples analysis, adjusted present value analysis, economic value analysis, and real option analysis, as well as such related concerns as the accounting structure of a deal, accounting for goodwill, and much more. (text from the publisher)