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Valuing a Business, 5th Edition

Valuing a Business, 5th Edition

Author: Shannon Pratt
Publisher: McGraw Hill
ISBN: 9780071441803
Published In: December 2007
Format: Hardback , 1000 pages
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Capitalize on All the Latest Legal, Financial, and Compliance Information Needed to Analyze and Appraise Any Business

For over 25 years, Valuing a Business has provided professionals and students with expert business valuation information, offering clear, concise coverage of valuation principles and methods. Over the decades, the book's unsurpassed explanations of all valuation issues have made it the definitive text in the field, against which every other business valuation book is measured.

Now updated with new legal, financial, and compliance material, the Fifth Edition of Valuing a Business presents detailed answers to virtually all valuation questions_ranging from executive compensation and lost profits analysis'to ESOP issues and valuation discounts.

Written by Shannon Pratt, one of the world's leading authorities on business valuation, this updated classic offers a complete 'one-stop' compendium of information on the full range of valuation concepts and methods. Valuing a Business contains step-by-step discussions and analyses of:

Business Valuation Standards and Credentials
Defining the Assignment
Business Valuation Theory and Principles
Gathering Company Data
Site Visits and Interviews
Researching Economic and Industry Information
Analyzing Financial Statements
Financial Statement Ratio Analysis
Income, Market, and Asset-Based Approaches to Valuation
The Capitalized Excess Earnings Method
Premiums and Discounts
Writing and Reviewing Business Valuation Reports
Valuing Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Stock Options, and S Corporation Stock
Valuations for Estate and Gift Tax Purposes
Buy-Sell Agreements
Valuations for Income Tax Purposes
Valuation with Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Valuations for Ad Valorem Taxation
Dissenting Stockholder and Minority Oppression Actions
Valuations for Marital Dissolution Purposes
Litigation Support Services
Expert Testimony
Arbitration and Mediation

This landmark reference also presents a wealth of recent court cases for each valuation area, which together provide a comprehensive overview of all the legal rulings and trends in the field of business valuation.

Part 1: The State of the Profession

Part 2: Gathering and Analyzing Data

Part 3: Business Valuation Approaches and Methods

Part 4: Discounts, Premiums, and the Value Conclusion

Part 5: Writing and Reviewing Business Valuation Reports

Part 6: Valuing Specific Securities and Interests

Part 7: Valuation for Specific Purposes

Part 8: Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Shannon Pratt,CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA. Dr. Shannon Pratt is the Chairman and CEO of Shannon Pratt Valuations, Inc. a premier business valuation firm, and is the founder and Editor Emeritus of Business Valuation Resources, LLC. He is also one the founders of Willamette Management Assoicates and was a managing director of Willamette for almost 35 years.