Valuation Lecture Notes by Topic

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Latest Lecture Notes

Full packets: Equity Instruments (Valuation) Class

1. Discounted Cashflow Valuation (If you prefer 2 slides per page, click here) Updated for Spring 2012 class
2. Relative Valuation and Private Company Valuation (If you prefer 2 slides per page, click here) Updated for Spring 2012 class
3. Option Pricing Applications, Acquisition Valuation and Value Enhancement (If you prefer 2 slides per page, click here) Updated for Spring 2012 class

Individual Presentations:

1. Approaches to Valuation
2. Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
   1. Basics
   2. Estimating Inputs
      1. Discount Rates
      2. Cash flows
      3. Growth
      4. Terminal Value
   3. Choosing the Right Model
      
   4. Tying up Loose Ends
      1. Dealing with Cash and Cross Holdings
      2. Dealing with Management Options/ Warrants/ Convertibles
   5. Examples of Valuation
3. Relative Valuation
   1. Basics and Tests
   2. Multiples
      1. PE Ratios
      2. PEG Ratios
      3. Relative PE Ratios
      4. Value/EBIT Multiples
      5. Book Value Ratios
      6. Sales Multiples
      7. Choosing the Right Multiple
4. Brand Name Valuation (Also part of sales multiples)
5. Valuing Private Companies
6. Option Pricing Applications in Valuation
7. Valuation in Acquisitions
8. Value Enhancement: DCF, EVA and CFROI

Additional Notes

1. Dividend Discount Models (Download pdf file)
2. FCFE Discount Models (Download pdf file)
3. FCFF Discount Models (Download pdf file)
4. Economic Value Added