General Business Valuation
General Business Valuation is a resource guide to books and publications which
cover a broad range of business valuation and valuation-related topics.
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Each entry below includes
the source organization and a link to its website, a description of the resource and its
primary features, and indicates any information that is accessible free online.
For a comprehensive listing of books, publications, and other resources which focus on
business appraisal, intangible asset appraisal, and related financial and economic topics,
see Business Valuation Books and Publications.
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Valuing
a Business: The Analysis and Appraisal
of Closely Held Companies, Fifth Edition
Shannon P. Pratt, McGraw-Hill, 2008
Comprehensive guide provides in-depth discussion of major topics such as business valuation
approaches and methods; discounts and premiums; and writing and reviewing reports.
Valuing Small Businesses and Professional Practices, Third Edition
Pratt, Reilly, Schweihs, McGraw-Hill, 1998
Major sections include: understanding the valuation process; analyzing the company; reaching
a conclusion of value; valuing professional practices; and litigation and dispute resolution.
Standards of Value: Theory and Application
Jay Fishman, Shannon Pratt, William Morrison, Wiley, 2006
Book discusses the interaction between appraisal theory and its judicial and regulatory
application and addresses standards of value as applied in four distinct contexts: estate
and gift taxation; shareholder dissent and oppression; divorce; and financial reporting.
Business Valuation Body of Knowledge: Exam
Review and Professional Reference, Second Edition
Shannon P. Pratt, Wiley, 2003
A reference and review of the core body of knowledge provides both a study guide for those
seeking certification as well as a reference guide for day-to-day use by practitioners.
Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, Third Edition
Shannon P. Pratt, Wiley, Roger J. Grabowski, 2008
Text provides an in-depth analysis of cost of capital components, including the equity
risk premium, beta, and the size effect; analysis and criticism of major models
for developing estimates of the cost of capital currently in use; and procedures for a
number of alternative cost of capital models.
The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses, Second Edition
Shannon P. Pratt, Wiley, 2005
Provides a step-by-step presentation of using both public- and private-company market
transactions in valuing a business interest and includes sample tables of comparable guideline
company market data, guidance for the application of discounts or premiums, sample cases,
extensive examples of its use in court cases, and a detailed directory of market information
sources.
The Lawyers Business Valuation Handbook
Shannon Pratt, American Bar Association, 2000
Comprehensive reference extensive case citations to courts' positions on all types of
issues and covers related subjects such as tax, corporate-shareholder matters, marital
dissolution, bankruptcy, ESOP, and others.
Business Valuation and Taxes: Procedure, Law & Perspective
Hon. David Laro and Shannon P. Pratt, Wiley, 2005.
Comprehensive resource complete with a full overview of the laws, procedures, and approaches
related to federal taxes and business appraisal.
PPC Guide to Business Valuations
Practitioners Publishing Company, annual updates
Comprehensive three-volume guide takes readers through each step of an engagement and
includes a case study to illustrate each method and the related issues. Detailed table
of contents available free online.
The Handbook of Business Valuation and Intellectual Property Analysis
Robert F. Reilly, Robert P. Schweihs, McGraw-Hill, 2004
Comprehensive review of valuation issues related to businesses, securities, and intellectual
property, including special applications, transfer pricing, and economic damages.
The Handbook of Business Valuation
Thomas L. West and Jeffrey D. Jones, Wiley, 1999
Includes rules of thumb and several chapters on specific industries. Topic sections include
purpose, market, and resources for valuing businesses, approaches and methods, issues
by industry, and special valuation issues.
Financial Valuation: Applications and Models, Second Edition
James R. Hitchner, Wiley, 2006
Twenty-five contributing authors cover basic, intermediate, and advanced topics, such
as: shareholder disputes; mergers and acquisitions; income, estate, and gift tax; marital
dissolution; ESOPs, financial reporting; discounts and premiums; family limited partnerships;
healthcare; intellectual property; commercial damages; high-tech enterprises; valuing
pass-through entities; valuations of public companies and financial reporting; and strategic
benchmarking for value and techniques for analyzing a company. Also includes the new supply-side
equity risk premium, discussion of Standard & Poor's Equity Risk Premium Study, and pros
and cons of using Ibbotson industry risk premiums.
The Business Valuation Book
Scott Gabeheart and Richard Brinkley, AMACOM, 2002
Major sections include an introduction to classical business appraisal, overview and application
of the ARM approach, impact of terms, conditions, and taxes on valuing a business, fractional
interests and discounts, and a ARM approach case study.
Understanding Business Valuation: A Practical Guide to Valuing Small to Medium-Sized Businesses,
Second Edition
Gary R. Trugman, AICPA, 2002
Provides an easy-to-read introduction to both the standards and the methodology of valuing
small and medium-sized companies, including hands-on applications and sample reports.
CCH Business Valuation Guide
George B. Hawkins, Michael A. Paschall, CCH, annual
Comprehensive loose-leaf practice aid includes sections on general considerations, gathering
and analyzing information, income, market, and cost approaches, discounts and premiums,
appraisal reports, and special types of valuations.
Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory, Second Edition
Z. Christopher Mercer, Travis W. Harms, Wiley, 2007
Assembles various appraisal concepts into a theoretically and practically consistent whole,
providing a comprehensive picture of business valuation. Second edition also includes
a new chapter on the valuation of S corporations, as well as an expanded treatment from
the perspective of nonmarketable minority shareholders.
Damodaran on Valuation: Security Analysis
for Investment and Corporate Finance
Aswath Damodaran, Wiley, 2006
Comprehensive examination of valuation approaches and models includes in-depth coverage
of different approaches and key models within each, techniques for accurately assessing
the effect on value of employee stock options and other equity-based compensation, methodologies
used in valuing intangible assets, strategies for identifying and measuring the value
of control, and more.
Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques
for Determining the Value of Any Asset
Aswath Damodaran, Wiley, 2002
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the full range of models and shows how to choose
the right one for any scenario, including real options, start-up firms, unconventional
assets, private equity, and real estate.
Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 4th Ed.
Koller, Goedhart, and Wessels, Wiley, 2005
Topics covered include analyzing and adjusting historical performance to reflect economic
performance; forecasting performance with emphasis on a company's future economics; estimating
the cost of capital; interpreting the results of a valuation in light of a company's competitive
situation; and linking a company's valuation multiples to the core drivers of its performance.
Quantitative Business Valuation: A Mathematical Approach
Jay B. Abrams, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, December 2000
Guide for valuing businesses from a quantitative mathematical perspective provides an
integrated approach to forecasting cash flow, calculating discount rates, and calculating
discounts and premiums, and more.
Principles of Private Firm Valuation
Stanley Feldman, Wiley, 2005
Topics include how firms create value and how to measure it, valuing control, determining
the size of the marketability discount, creating transparency and the implications for
value, the value of tax pass-through entities versus a C corporation, determining transaction
value, and the implications of purchase price accounting and goodwill impairment.
Valuation of Companies in Emerging Markets
Luis E. Pereiro, Wiley, 2002
Comprehensive guide focused on issues for emerging markets takes a practical, step-by-step
approach to valuing both public and closely held companies in emerging economies for merger
or acquisition purposes.
Transaction Patterns
Toby Tatum, 2000
Statistical analysis of BIZCOMPS small business transaction data includes extensive discussion
on use of regression analysis and other statistical measures.
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