Aswath Damodaran Session 23: Distressed Equity as an option
We started today’s class by looking at valuing the option to abandon, and how being able to get out of a commitment can add value to it. We then looked at financial flexibility as an option, and argued that it was worth more to capital-constrained companies with unpredictable and high-value-added investments. We continued with our examination of equity in trouble, debt-laden companies. Given that the equity in these companies takes on the characteristics of an option, we teased out implications for investing in risky projects, financing and conglomerate acquisitions.
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