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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPenman's book...contains gems on every page - to the point that no one who deals with the market in any capacity should pass by this text until they have committed to memory as many points therein as their limited, mark one, human brains, can hold. -- Anthony Harrington QFinance Blog I highly recommend the essential and fundamentals oriented book Accounting for Value by Stephen Penman, to anyone who is serious about investing in sound, fundamental stocks. This book will benefit the beginning or experienced investor, accountants, and anyone interested in the coupling of accounting with equity valuation. Blog Business World For a practical book that will help you understand the use of accounting in understanding stock valuation, Accounting for Value is the resource you are looking for you. Stocker Blog
Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Return to Fundamentals (and an Accounting for the History of Investment Ideas) Chapter 2 Anchoring on Fundamentals (and How Accounting Supplies the Anchor) Chapter 3 Challenging Market Prices with Fundamentals (and Deploying Accounting for the Challenge) Chapter 4 Accounting for Growth from Leverage (and Protection from Paying Too Much for Growth) Chapter 5 Accounting for Growth in the Business (and More Protection from Paying Too Much for Growth) Chapter 6 Accounting for Risk and Return (and a Remedy for Ignorance About the Cost-of-Capital) Chapter 7 Pricing Growth (and a Revision to Value Versus Growth Investing) Chapter 8 Fair Value Accounting and Accounting for Value Chapter 9 Adding Value to Accounting Chapter 10 The Intelligent Investor and the Intelligent Accountant
