Accountant DCF Debt 
Francine Way
JULY 12, 2017
As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. Essentially, it is a way to value a company based on cash generated from operation, taking into account all major expenses.
Francine Way
JULY 17, 2017
Building a historical 3-statement model and a debt-interest schedule. Building the go-forward debt-interest schedule. Implied Equity Purchase Price = Transaction Value - Debt + Cash. For this table, recall that LBO transactions are heavily financed with debt (it can go up to 90% of the capital structure for some deals).
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Lake Country Advisors
AUGUST 8, 2024
Adjust for Differences: Make necessary adjustments to account for differences between the target company and the comparables, such as growth rates or profit margins. The underlying principle is that the value of a business is equal to the present value of its expected future cash flows, taking into account the time value of money.
OfficeHours
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Existing Debt The US is a country riddled with debt. Others may have car payments, mortgages, credit card debt, or other debt that could hang over their head as a large liability. I like to take advantage of whatever employer-sponsored account is provided to me (HSA, FSA) to cover some of these types of expenses.
Francine Way
JULY 20, 2017
Thus far, we have covered four popular valuation methods in M&A (DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, and LBO) and one less known one that is making its way out of the academic realm into the business world (Dividend Discount Method, DDM). This post wraps up our valuation discussion.
Francine Way
JULY 19, 2017
Thus far, we have discussed five valuation methods: DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, LBO, and Dividend Discount Model (DDM). So, a good valuation model has to take into account the possibilities of a variable having multiple values along with each value’s probability of occurring. To-date, we have lumped them together.
Mergers and Inquisitions
MARCH 13, 2024
Debt financing is much more common, and the GE firm is often the first institutional investor. Many of these firms use debt to fund deals, and they complete bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies. They do not use debt since they only make minority-stake investments. What accounts for the difference? based firms.
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