A detailed guide to the discipline of corporate valuation<p>Designed for the professional investor who is building an investment portfolio that includes equity, <i>Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment</i> takes you through a range of approaches, including those primarily based on assets, earnings, cash flow, and securities prices, as well as hybrid techniques.<p>Along the way, it discusses the importance of qualitative measures such as governance, which go well beyond generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards, and addresses a variety of special situations in the life cycle of businesses, including initial public offerings and bankruptcies. Engaging and informative, <i>Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment</i> also contains formulas, checklists, and models that the authors, or other experts, have found useful in making equity investments.<ul><li>Presents more than a dozen hybrid approaches to valuation, explaining their relevance to different types of investors<li>Charts stock market trends, both verbally and visually, enabling investors to think like traders when needed<li>Offers valuation guidance based on less quantitative factors, namely management quality and factors relating to the company and the economy</ul><p><p><i>Corporate Valuation for Portfolio Investment</i> puts this dynamic discipline in perspective and presents proven ways to determine the value of corporate equity securities for the purpose of portfolio investment.