The Public Listed Company is the highest hierarchy of the company' s organizational structure in the modern world. The valuation of shares of the public listed companies is based on the concept of maximization of shareholders' fund and its intrusive value. Different valuation methods will, have different results. The results of valuation are essential to the decisions made by the investors and the general public. Thus it is worthwhile to analyze the different methods of valuation of the public 'listed companies and its developments.This paper is composed of five sections. First, discusses the needs of valuation of public listed companies. Second, explains the three basic approaches to valuation. Third, discusses the most common financial analysis ratios for the public listed companies. Fourth, mentions the new concept of valuation - Economic Valued Added Method.Finally, concludes the different valuation methods and discusses I he recent trend of development of valuation methods.
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