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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Business valuation sits at the center of every major financial decision, from mergers and acquisitions to litigation and succession planning. Professionals who can accurately assess the worth of a business command significant influence and command premium fees in the marketplace.
What You Will Learn
- 1 Learn the foundational principles of business valuation, including its purpose, standards, and the professional landscape governing valuation practice.
- 2 Understand the financial statement analysis techniques used to normalize and recast earnings before applying any valuation method.
- 3 Apply the income approach to valuation, including discounted cash flow analysis and capitalization of earnings methods.
- 4 Analyze the market approach, using guideline public companies and precedent transaction multiples to derive value conclusions.
- 5 Explore the asset-based approach, including the adjusted net asset method and its appropriate use cases in practice.
- 6 Understand how to estimate the cost of capital, including discount and capitalization rates, weighted average cost of capital, and build-up methods.
- 7 Apply valuation discounts and premiums, including minority interest discounts, control premiums, and lack of marketability discounts.
- 8 Develop professional valuation reports that meet recognized standards and communicate findings clearly to diverse audiences.
- 9 Analyze industry-specific valuation considerations across sectors such as healthcare, technology, real estate, and professional services.
- 10 Implement valuation in specialized contexts including litigation support, transaction advisory, estate planning, and business succession.
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