This book is a special one. It's a classic that has been revised for modern time[s]. If you have been in the investmentverse, Michael Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport don't need an introduction. They are both pillars in investment research. Mr. Mauboussin is known for his top-notch research and knowledge. Al Rappaport is professor emeritus at Kellogg School of Management and one of the most respected experts on markets. Most financial textbooks share three things in common: massive, boring and expensive. Not this one. Expectations Investing is 272 pages of wisdom.

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Michael J. Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport

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Most investment books try to assess the attractiveness of a stock price by estimating the value of the company. Expectations Investing provides a powerful and insightful alternative to identifying gaps between price and value.

Michael J. Mauboussin and Alfred Rappaport suggest that an investor start with a known quantity, the stock price, and ask what it implies for future financial results. After showing how to read expectations, Mauboussin and Rappaport provide a guide to rigorous strategic and financial analysis to help investors assess the likelihood of revisions to these expectations. Their framework traces value creation from the triggers that shape a company's performance to the impact on the value drivers. This allows a practitioner of expectations investing to determine whether a stock is an attractive buy or sell candidate.

Investors who read this book will be able to evaluate stocks of companies in any sector or geography more effectively than those who use the standard approaches of most investors. Managers can use the book's principles to devise, adjust, and communicate their company's strategy in light of shareholder expectations.

This revised and updated edition reflects the many changes in accounting and the business landscape since the book was first published and provides a wealth of new examples and case studies.

Inhalt

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. The Case for Expectations Investing
   Part I. Gathering the Tools
2. How the Market Values Stocks
3. The Expectations Infrastructure
4. Analyzing Competitive Strategy
   Part II. Implementing the Process
5. How to Estimate Price-Implied Expectations
6. Identifying Expectations Opportunities
7. Buy, Sell, or Hold?
8. Beyond Discounted Cash Flow
9. Across the Economic Landscape
   Part III. Reading Corporate Signals and Sources of Opportunities
10. Mergers and Acquisitions
11. Share Buybacks
12. Sources of Expectations Opportunities
    Notes
    Index