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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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Carried Interest Appraisals: A Guide to Valuation Methods & Allocations

PCE

Carried interest (or carry) is a way of rewarding professional investment managers with a share of an investments anticipated profits. Read on for answers to your questions about waterfall allocations, vertical slice, derivative agreements, DCF vs. Monte Carlo methods, and how to identify common IRS pain points.

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

Francine Way

Calculating the Equity Value and the per-share Equity Value - this number would serve as the base case share price valuation. The multiples calculation then proceeded as follow: Market Capitalization = Share Price * Fully-diluted Shares Outstanding. Performing sensitivity / scenario analysis using Monte Carlo analysis.

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Post 3 - Why does the conventional DCF not work for valuing a start-up/young firm?

Wizenius

Diversity in equity claims: In most of the cases of publicly traded firms with one class of shares, all equity claims on the firm are equivalent.

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Factors impacting Perpetual Growth Rate in a DCF

Wizenius

One critical aspect is determining the appropriate growth rate for the perpetual growth phase in a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Competitive Landscape: Understanding a company's competitive positioning and market share is crucial for growth rate assessment: - Coca-Cola, a global beverage giant, operates in a highly competitive market.

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

Francine Way

To perform this forecast, we need the target’s dividend history again, the book value of equity and year-end shares outstanding, and the stock prices at year-end. We proceeded with the calculation as follow: Market Price at year-end (of the target) = Year-end Shares Outstanding * Stock Price at year-end.

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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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