Valuation Lecture 22: Option to Expand and Option to Abandon

This video is a part of online course on Valuation by Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU. This lecture discusses:

  • The option to expand
  • The option to expand: Valuing a young, startup company
  • Valuing the expansion option
  • The option to abandon
  • Valuing the option to abandon
  • Implications of investment analysis/valuation
  • Options in capital structure
  • Value of financial flexibility
  • Valuing equity as an option
  • Valuation of the week: Autonomy acquired by HP

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