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THE CORPORATE LIFE CYCLE

Aswath Damodaran

Business, Investment, and Management Implications

This book provides the key to understanding company growth and decline from the undisputed expert on valuation.
Throughout his storied career, Aswath Damodaran has searched for the universal key to demystify corporate finance and valuation. Now, at last, he offers the groundbreaking answer to readers everywhere. It turns out there is a corporate lifecycle very much like our own, with unique stages of growth and decline. And just as we must learn to act our age, so too must companies. By better understanding how corporations age and the characteristics of each stage of their lifecycle, we can unlock the secrets behind any businesses' behavior and optimize our management and investment decisions accordingly. In Aswath Damodaran's THE CORPORATE LIFE CYCLE, readers will learn: - What markers tell where a company falls on its corporate lifecycle, and crucial insights for managers as they navigate the different stages - Why the shape and timing of life cycles varies across different industries - When transition points pose special challenges to companiesand strategies to conquer them - How differences in investment philosophies, in particular the divide between growth and value investing, should lead investors towards companies at different lifecycle stages As the corporate lifecycle touches virtually every aspect of business, this book is for anyone with skin in the corporate finance game - from managers to investors, from novices to seasoned pros. Aswath Damodaran's THE CORPORATE LIFE CYCLE is the definitive guide to understanding businesses growth, behavior, and value. Known as "the Dean of Valuation," Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University where he teaches corporate finance and equity valuation. He has published extensively in academic journals, written many books for practitioners, and remains the world's foremost expert on the subject on corporate valuation. Additionally, he splits his time between New York City and San Diego. The author has a healthy and growing audience on social media, at over 650,000 subscribers on YouTube and about 370,000 followers on Twitter.
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Published 2024-08-20 by Portfolio

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You can't skip a single class taught by my favorite Professor, Aswath Damodaran - and when he has a new book, it's required reading for all investors!

Most investors and executives understand that a company's capital allocation, cost of financing, corporate governance, and valuation are essential to making smart investments. But few fully appreciate how these drivers change through a company's life cycle. In The Corporate Life Cycle, Aswath Damodaran provides a lucid and detailed guide to the opportunities and challenges at each stage. This book is essential reading for investors and executives who seek to create value.

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There is no better guide to the world of finance than Aswath Damodaran. In this wonderful contribution, he creates a readable, rigorous and provocative guide to investing across the life cycle a great guide for readers of all ages.