Corporate Valuation (Online): Advance Your Financial Acumen

Take your financial acumen to the next level by learning how to value an organization for strategic purposes.

Corporate valuations are sought after in a variety of situations, including mergers and acquisitions, business restructurings, shareholder disputes, employee stock or share option plans, and leveraged buyouts.

Examine the various methodologies that financial professionals use to value organizations, addressing questions such as:

Framework for Business Valuation

Build your foundation: identify the key terms and concepts related to business valuation.

DCF Analysis: Cash Flows, Part One

Calculate the free cash flows of an organization, and understand why they are important to the process of reaching an accurate valuation.

DCF Analysis: Cash Flows, Part Two

Choose appropriate financial ratios to estimate the future cash flows of an organization in both the present and long term, using the DCF method.

DCF Analysis: The Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Apply knowledge of risk and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of an organization.

Valuations of Private Organizations and Cross-Border Valuations

Apply knowledge of the DCF method to value private organizations, calculate cross-border valuations, and identify the different approaches to business valuation in these circumstances.

Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts, and Distressed Valuation

Assess the considerations for obtaining accurate valuations of mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and distressed valuation.