Overview
The stock market routinely values corporate growth opportunities. But inside companies, managers struggle to quantify the value of growth initiatives and to align internal valuations with those in the financial markets. Value Sweep is the first book to lay out a simple and transparent valuation method that works for the varied growth opportunities facing the modern corporation. Based on extensive research and years of frontline work within corporations, valuation and strategy expert Martha Amram takes readers beyond the numbers, providing a new lens and a better vocabulary for envisioning, understanding, and valuing growth across a wide sweep of assets -- from mature businesses to those being reshaped by intellectual property and e-commerce. Rigorous, yet easy to use, this innovative approach allows managers to place diverse growth projects on a single "map" of value. This comparison enables them to better direct resources and attention to the most valuable projects. Providing investors, analysts, and managers with a much-needed single frame of reference for valuing Fortune 500 firms and newer Nasdaq arrivals alike, this insightful book skillfully integrates the once-elusive process of valuation into everyday business life.Synopsis
An independent consultant and adviser to Fortune 500 companies, Asram presents this guide for investors, analysts, managers, and MBA students needing easy-to-use and credible valuation tools to assess varied growth opportunities across the sweep of value. In her new approach to valuation, the author focuses on benchmarking and comparing the value of growth opportunities, aligning the value of private growth opportunities with public-market valuations, and replacing complex calculations with simple and transparent methods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ted Dintersmith
"Value Sweep will benefit both individual decision makers and collaborative teams as they struggle to identify high-potential growth opportunities, set priorities, and allocate resources effectively. Like a breath of fresh business air, Amram's emphasis on practical results-oriented applications shows a real appreciation of the challenges of corporate planning and decision making."