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

Francine Way

Access to credible sources of information such as SEC EDGAR database , Treasury.gov , OECD GDP Forecast , Mergent Online, S&P Capital IQ, Hoovers, ValueLine, Yahoo Finance , MarketWatch , and Damodaran Online. Information listed in the DCF analysis: See the items listed under DCF above.

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

Francine Way

The maturity of a company also factors into the number of growth stages that should be modeled in DCF. A mature company that has been around forever (think S&P 500 companies) would be well forecasted using a 1-stage growth model (when there is only one growth rate for the entire forecast horizon).

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Understanding Valuation Techniques in Mergers and Acquisitions

Sun Acquisitions

By comparing key financial metrics such as price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, price-to-sales (P/S) ratios, and price-to-book (P/B) ratios, analysts can estimate the target company’s value. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis is a commonly used income-based valuation technique.