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Top DCF Modeling Courses for Aspiring Finance Professionals

OfficeHours

The discounted cash flow analysis, commonly referred to as the DCF, along with the Leverage Buyout Analysis, commonly referred to as the LBO, are some of the most commonly used and complex financial modeling techniques on the Street today. You can also check our various course curriculums for different careers (i.e.

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M&A Blog #16 – valuation (Discounted Cash Flow)

Francine Way

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. The major steps of DCF are: Identify extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items from the target’s 10-Ks and 10-Qs.

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M&A Blog #17 – valuation (Comparable Company)

Francine Way

As we have previously covered what are needed to complete these steps in our DCF discussion , I would refer to those steps (1 through 7) here. As we have previously covered what are needed to complete these steps in our DCF discussion , I would refer to those steps (9 through 12) here. They are basically the same for this exercise.

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M&A Blog #15 – valuation (tools and data preparation)

Francine Way

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) i s 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. Information listed in the DCF analysis: See the items listed under DCF above. A 5- or 10- year historical data is preferable.

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M&A Blog #20 – valuation (Dividend Discount Model - DDM)

Francine Way

Projected Book Value of Equity at the end of the 15 years = from the proforma balance sheet that we developed in our DCF post. Because this step is similar in this method as it is in the other valuation methods (DCF, Comparable Company, etc.),

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M&A Blog #18 – valuation (Precedent Transaction)

Francine Way

Because this step is similar in this method as it is in the other valuation methods (DCF, Comparable Company, etc.), Given its advantages and disadvantages, Precedent Transaction is best used in conjunction with other valuation methods (like DCF and Comparable Company).

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M&A Blog #21 – valuation (scenario / sensitivity analysis)

Francine Way

Thus far, we have discussed five valuation methods: DCF, Comparable Company, Precedent Transaction, LBO, and Dividend Discount Model (DDM). For the purpose of our post, the output variables should be the per-share equity value returned from our DCF, Comparable Company, etc. Well, in the real world, there is no certainties in business.

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