Why Study Valuations?

Studying and understanding "Valuations" is invaluable if you aspire to a Venture Capital or Private Equity career. Studying Valuations is not just a theoretical exercise. It is a viable instrument that facilitates well-informed decision-making and propels your firm's progress.

With a decade of entrepreneurship and extensive research dissecting hundreds of company valuations, I am ecstatic to share my knowledge and insights. This Title contains multiple assignments, case studies, and resources you can download and keep as part of "The Making Sense of Valuations Advantage."

In this Title, you will:

• Learn the concepts of Asset-Based Valuation

• Learn the concepts of Market-Based Valuation (Examined and presented in four sections.)

• Learn how to evaluate a Stock's Intrinsic Value.

• Learn WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital), DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) valuation methods, and other derivative methods and associated risks. This portion is the most extensive and significant in the series, ensuring you thoroughly understand these complex topics.

• Advanced Valuations: A sequence of advanced topics that will build upon your prior knowledge.

• Valuation Complexity: Valuation in Corporate Finance, Mergers, and Acquisitions, valuing Private Enterprises, the New Economy, and Startup Valuations.

• Learning about Warren Buffett on Value Investing.

• Apply valuation techniques to assess a company's worth using balance sheet analysis, cash flow valuation, and WACC calculations.

• How to convey your valuation results successfully. (I'll demonstrate how to create a chart of the size of a football field to illustrate your conclusions.)

Let's look at what you can expect in 'Making Sense of Valuations -- Vol 1.'

• INTRODUCTION TO DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW (DCF) VALUATION (INTRINSIC VALUATION)

• EXPLANATION OF FREE CASH FLOW IN DCF

• ANALYSIS OF INTRINSIC VALUATION DRIVERS

• CALCULATION OF DISCOUNT RATE USING CAPM AND WACC (INTRINSIC VALUATION)

• Explanation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model

• The WACC Formula

• WACC Calculation

• Exercise in WACC Calculation

• NPV vs. IRR

• Understanding the Terminal Value

• Corporations and Terminal Value

• Country Risk Premiums & Pitfalls

• Cost of Capital - A Critical Examination

• INTRINSIC VALUATION: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW MODELING (DEEP DIVE)

• What is the DCF Model? Process Overview

• Discounted Cash Flow Model - Exercise

• Understanding the DCF Model Structure

• Best Modeling Advice

• Forecast Assumptions Methodology

• DCF Model - Critical Steps

• DCF Models for all Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google (MAANG), and Tesla are available as Bonus resources with Making Sense of Valuations -- Vol. 1.

• Financial Models Used in Corporate Finance

• Ability to Pay Valuation

• Mergers and Acquisitions Valuations

Who this Title is for:

• Any Entrepreneur considering selling a business wants to improve their knowledge of Mergers and Acquisitions.

• Students of Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, or Mergers and Acquisitions who want to gain insights not in their textbooks.

• Professional Advisers who believe they can learn more about M&A.

Join me and develop the skills necessary to excel in Corporate Finance, M&A, Venture Capital, and Private Equity.

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• Publication Date: April 14, 2024
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• Print Length: 350 Pages
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