He has written three
books on equity valuation (Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, and The Dark Side of Valuation) and two on corporate finance (Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual).
He discusses how he believes two pillars — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to support US economic growth, and gives his
take on equity valuations and investment opportunities in the current market environment.
For example, the safe withdrawal rate changes over time
depending on equity valuations and the safe withdrawal rate can be vastly different depending on your age and expectations about Social Security, see two case studies I did recently at ChooseFI and last week here on our blog.
We study how alternative withdrawal strategies, e.g., dynamic withdrawal rules rates
based on equity valuation (Shiller CAPE) would have performed during this time.
In contrast, the impact of an increase in inflation expectations has a more muted
impact on equity valuations as the impact of the higher cost of capital is offset by higher nominal earnings growth.
Although we could write reams discussing every model and ratio that has ever been
documented on equity valuation, we restrict our focus to the more popular metrics.
He has written three
books on equity valuation (Damodaran on Valuation, Investment Valuation, and The Dark Side of Valuation) and two on corporate finance (Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual).