# In a Q&A interview, Professor Aswath Damodaran shares his perspective on how investors can effectively value companies during the COVID-19 pandemic

1 Faculty News May 25, 2020 ![Forbes India logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_045413.jpg?itok=Z4h8_4BX)>

Excerpt from [Forbes India](https://www.forbesindia.com/blog/from-the-bookshelves-of-forbes-india/how-to-value-companies-during-covid-19-with-aswath-damodaran/) -- "Commonly known as the ‘dean of valuation’, [Aswath Damodaran](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/aswath-damodaran), professor of valuation at Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU), discusses his book Narrative and Numbers, how to value companies during the Covid-19 pandemic, challenges for emerging markets, why venture capitalists don't value companies and more."

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