Security Analysis on Wall Street: A Comprehensive Guide to Today's Valuation Methods

Security Analysis on Wall Street The principles of investing have always been simple: buy low, sell high. The information needed to make these potentially lucrative decisions, however, is often hard to find, difficult to decipher, and not always reliable. This authoritative new book is the essential reference for students who want to learn the rational, rigorous analysis that is still the most successful way to evaluate securities. Security Analysis on Wall Street explains how the values of common stocks are really determined in today's marketplace and takes a comprehensive look at the entire security evaluation process, as well as the major valuation techniques currently being used by Wall Street professionals. Beginning with an overview of the environment in which stocks are issued, researched, bought, and sold, Hooke examines the roles of the various players, the rules of the markets, and the activities surrounding initial public offerings. He then probes the intricacies of analyzing and reporting on securities with proven methods for evaluating the merits of a stock. This sophisticated yet straightforward system teaches students how to assess profitable firms; understand marginal performers, leveraged buyouts, and corporate takeovers; and-most importantly-to break down different analyses and get the big answers: Is the security fairly valued, and why or why not? "A welcome successor to Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis." -Barron's

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I The Investing Environment 1 Why Analyze a Security? 2 Who Is Practicing Security Analysis? 3 Seeking a Level Playing Field 4 Other Sources of Information Part II Performing the Analysis and Writing the Research Report 5 Starting the Analysis 6 Industry Analysis 7 Company-Specific Analysis 8 Financial Statement Analysis of an Established Business 9 The Limitations of Accounting Data 10 Financial Analysis and Stock Characterization 11 Financial Projection Pointers Part III Valuation and the Investment Decision 12 Modern Approaches to Valuation 13 The Relative Value Approach 14 Valuing Marginal Performers 15 The Mergers and Acquisitions Market, Leveraged Buyouts, and Takeovers 16 Breakup Analysis 17 Recommended Investment Decision Part IV Special Cases 18 Cash Flow Stocks 19 Natural Resource Stocks 20 Financial Industry Stocks 21 Insurance Companies 22 Highly Speculative Stocks 23 Distressed Securities and Turnarounds 24 International Stocks 25 Emerging Markets: The Final Frontier Part V Summary 26 Closing Thoughts on Security Analysis Index

About the Author :
JEFFREY C. HOOKE is a Managing Director at Hooke Associates, LLC, a valuation firm, and FOCUS, LLC, an investment bank. He was formerly director of Emerging Markets Partnership, a $5 billion fund focusing on emerging markets,, principal investment officer of the World Bank Group, and an investment banker with Lehman Brothers and Schroder Wertheim. Hooke is also the author of M&A: A Practical Guide to Doing the Deal and Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders, and Investors, both from Wiley. Visit www.wiley.com/go/hooke