Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

Build proforma income statement and balance sheet. Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Once the extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items are identified, the next (2nd) step is to have them added back / removed from the historical income statement to normalize the financial statement.

Discounted Cash Flow 130

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation M&A DCF 130

Francine Way

JULY 11, 2017

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. We will delve into this topic deeper in the next post.

Valuation 130

Valuation M&A DCF Financial Statement 130

RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

During preliminary due diligence, the view of valuation is often heavily contingent on the financial information provided by the seller. Sellers are often hesitant to provide in-depth, detailed financial statements without first feeling comfortable that the buyer can successfully close a transaction.

M&A 40

M&A Valuation Mergers and Acquisitions Discounted Cash Flow 40