Diving deep in DCF Valuation - Hardcover

Dr. Shailendra Singh Rathore

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798900233123

Publisher: Notion Press, 2025

Synopsis

In every towering skyscraper, bustling shopping plaza, flourishing business, or quiet suburban villa lies a silent question: What is it truly worth? Walk through any city - Mumbai, New York, London, or Nagpur - and you’ll find yourself surrounded by buildings. Each has a story. Each has a price. But behind every price tag lies a deeper question: What is its true value? 
 
Value is not just a number. It reflects expectations, risk, time, and belief. It is the intersection where today’s decisions meet tomorrow’s possibilities. And in the realm of finance and real estate, the most powerful lens through which we peer into this future is the DCF method.

Over the decades, DCF has become the cornerstone of valuation. From boardrooms negotiating billion-dollar deals to small investors assessing a rental property, this method provides a rational framework to bring the future into the present. Yet, despite its widespread use, DCF is often misunderstood, oversimplified, or misapplied.

This book is an invitation to go deeper to examine all such assumptions. It’s not about merely using the DCF method, but to understand it, challenge it, and master it. We will journey through its mathematical foundations, practical applications, hidden assumptions, and evolving adaptations across geographies and asset classes. You’ll learn how to measure not just cash flows, but the uncertainties like risk and distress that surround them. You'll discover how to use DCF not as a formula, but as a strategic thinking tool - one that balances logic with insight, precision with perspective.

Edition details

• Publisher: Notion Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798900233123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270