Business Valuation Techniques Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the fundamental principles of business valuation and explain the role of financial valuation in supporting investment and strategic decisions during the first day of the course.
• Evaluate a company’s characteristics, business model, and key value drivers to determine the most appropriate valuation methodology.
• Apply the income, market, and asset-based approaches according to the nature of the business, valuation purpose, and available information.
• Develop a discounted cash flow valuation model incorporating free cash flow forecasts and terminal value assumptions.
• Design a comprehensive comparable companies analysis and select appropriate market multiples to establish an implied valuation range.
• Evaluate precedent transactions and analyze transaction multiples, market conditions, and control premiums affecting transaction values.
• Assess the impact of growth, profitability, cash flow, risk, and capital structure on the economic value of a business.
• Apply sensitivity and scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of changes in key assumptions on valuation outcomes.
• Evaluate differences between valuation methodologies and determine the principal factors contributing to differences between valuation ranges.
• Prepare and present an integrated business valuation report covering methodology, assumptions, results, risks, limitations, and recommendations during the final workshop.

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Learning Outcomes

• Explain the principal methodologies used to value companies, businesses, projects, assets, and investment opportunities.
• Identify the key financial and operational value drivers that influence business value.
• Select the most appropriate valuation methodology based on the nature of the business, purpose of the valuation, and available information.
• Build a practical business valuation model using discounted cash flow analysis.
• Analyze comparable companies and apply relevant market multiples to establish valuation ranges.
• Analyze precedent transactions and assess transaction multiples, control premiums, and transaction-specific factors.
• Evaluate the impact of growth, profitability, cash flow, risk, and capital structure on business value.
• Calculate enterprise value and equity value and assess the impact of net debt and non-operating financial items.
• Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to determine how valuation results change under different assumptions.
• Prepare and present a professional valuation report integrating multiple valuation approaches and providing clear recommendations for decision makers.

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