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TIP725: First Principles of Valuation w/ Tim Koller

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On today’s episode, Clay is joined by Tim Koller to discuss all things valuation.


Tim is the lead author of Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies which is the #1 best-selling guide to business valuation. This book—now in its eighth edition—has sold more than one million copies, and is used as a textbook at top business schools such as Wharton School, University of Chicago, MIT, INSEAD, Tuck School of Business, and Northwestern University.


As a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Tim combines broad cross-sector experience with decades of service to clients in value creation, corporate strategy, capital-markets issues, and M&A transactions.




IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:


00:00 - Intro


01:45 - How companies create shareholder value.


05:13 - The common misconceptions related to creating shareholder value.


13:54 - How managers should think about return on invested capital.


28:08 - Why it’s so common for managers to not take a long-term approach.


33:16 - How return on invested capital impacts a company’s valuation.


46:30 - How Tim thinks about the vast differences in returns we’ve seen in the US relative to Europe.


And so much more!




Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.




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