Financial Modeling and Valuation: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity (Wiley Finance) - Hardcover

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PAUL PIGNATARO is Founder of the New York School of Finance, a world leader in providing finance education to banks, firms, and universities throughout the world. He is also Managing Partner of Caterson Consulting, a consulting firm providing merger, acquisition, and private equity services. He is the author of the Investment Banking and Private Equity in Practice series of books. Previously, Paul worked at TH Lee Putnam Ventures, a $1 billion private equity firm affiliated with buyout giant Thomas H. Lee Partners, and at Morgan Stanley, where he worked on various transactions in the technology, energy, transportation, and business services industries.

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FINANCIAL MODELING AND VALUATION

A one-stop roadmap to building and using a financial model

Financial Modeling and Valuation is featured in over 600 universities and libraries throughout the world and has been translated to simplified Chinese.

The Second Edition of Financial Modeling and Valuation offers readers an authoritative and accessible guide to accurately modeling and valuing a company’s stock based on its underlying fundamentals. The book provides a fulsome basis for the development of a complete financial model.

You’ll learn to build the three core financial statements―the income statement, the statement of cash flows, and the balance sheet―as well as the three major supporting schedules necessary for a complete company valuation and analysis. You’ll discover what each line item means and how to use them as tools to value and manage a business.

Ideal for retail investors, venture capitalists, and finance professionals, this latest edition of Financial Modeling and Valuation will prove to be an invaluable resource for students of business, finance, and investment banking at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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In the newly revised Second Edition of Financial Modeling and Valuation distinguished investment and finance professional Paul Pignataro delivers a straightforward and insightful roadmap to evaluating the true value of a stock. The book offers value investors the tools they’ll need to understand the underlying fundamentals of a good investment in any market environment.

Structured around an in-depth case study of global retail giant Amazon, this fully updated edition walks you through the analysis of the financial standing of a company using the tested methods of Wall Street professionals. The book takes you through each step of building and understanding the three core financial statements―income statement, statement of cash flows, and balance sheet―and the three major supporting schedules you’ll need to appreciate to complete a fulsome company valuation and analysis.

Financial Modeling and Valuation covers valuation techniques like the illustrative comparable company analysis, precedent transactions analysis, and discounted cash flow analysis, as well as the essential applications of a model. Finally, each line item is explained, along with tips and techniques on how to use each of them as a tool to value and manage a business.

Perfect for finance professionals, venture capitalists, and individual investors, Financial Modeling and Valuation will also earn a place in the libraries of students in investment banking or finance programs and courses.