Corporate Finance Institute – Comparable Valuation Analysis
Learn how to perform a Comparable Valuation Analysis to help “triangulate” the value of a company, asset, or investment.
- This course covers both Comparable Trading valuation as well as Precedent Transaction valuation
- Discover how to screen for public company peers as well as relevant, recent transactions
- Calculate the enterprise value and equity value of a target company, using real public companies and recent precedent transactions
Understanding valuation is one of the most fundamental and crucial skills to master as a finance professional. This course focuses on comparable valuation analysis, one of the most widely used valuation techniques. During this course, we cover how to screen for publicly traded comparable companies and precedent transactions.
We will also discuss different types of multiples and nuances when entering actual, real-world company data. After completing this course, you will understand how to value a company using multiples, and the advantages and disadvantages of comparable company analysis.
This course is most suitable for anyone working in valuation, including investment banking, equity research, private equity, and corporate development.
What You’ll Learn In Comparable Valuation Analysis?
- Understand relative valuation versus other valuation methodologies.
- Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of relative valuation.
- Determine how to pick comparable companies and precedent transactions.
- Match enterprise value and equity value with appropriate metrics.
- Identify debt and debt equivalents as well as cash and other non-operating assets.
- Find and enter the applicable data using real-world examples
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