Description

Course Overview:

This course introduces different tools of financial analysis to value businesses using both intrinsic and relative methods. The specific methods of analysis include discounted cash flow, comparable market multiples, comparable transaction multiples, and terminal value. Additional topics include financial statement analysis, industry competitive analysis, discount rate, and capital asset pricing. The course explores the strengths and weaknesses of each method of valuation, as well as when to apply each. The objective of the course is to cover methods for utilizing financial data and applying valuation techniques to make strategic and capital budgeting decisions.