includes bibliography and index

"Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to valuation -- Chapter 2: Approaches to valuation -- Chapter 3: Estimation of discount rates -- Chapter 4: Estimation of cash flows -- Chapter 5: Estimation of growth rates -- Chapter 6: Dividend-discount models -- Chapter 7: Free-cash-flow-to-equity discount models -- Chapter 8: Valuing a firm-the free-cash-flow-to-firm approach -- Chapter 9: Special cases in valuation -- Chapter 10: Price / earnings ratios -- Chapter 11: Price / book value ratios -- Chapter 12: Price / sales ratio -- Chapter 13: Management decisions, corporate strategy and firm value -- Chapter 14: Valuation for acquisitions and takeovers -- Chapter 15: Option-pricing theory -- Chapter 16: Applications of option-pricing theory to valuation -- Chapter 17: Overview and conclusion."