The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock, and Profit

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The Little Book of Valuation is Aswath Damodaran's condensed guide to business valuation, distilling the core concepts from his larger works into an accessible format. The book covers intrinsic valuation through discounted cash flow analysis, relative valuation using market multiples, and practical approaches to valuing companies across different sectors. Damodaran explains key concepts such as risk-free rates, equity risk premiums, terminal value, and revenue multiples in straightforward language. For search fund entrepreneurs who need a solid grounding in valuation without the depth of a full academic textbook, this book provides an efficient introduction to the frameworks and techniques needed to assess what a business is worth.