On-Demand

2 CPE Credits

Surgent's Exploring Business Valuation Fundamentals

On-Demand
2 CPE Credits

This course is delivered as a recorded video. After completing all sessions, you must pass the final exam with a minimum score of 70% to receive credit.

What makes a business valuable? Who determines value? What are the key factors that make businesses valuable? In this course, we explore the different ways to value a business. We will apply foundational valuation and corporate finance concepts to real world examples in an effort to see what makes up an investment's price.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the factors affecting the value of a business
  • Compare and contrast market value, investment value, bankruptcy value, and going concern value
  • List the key differences between technical and fundamental analysis
  • Calculate intrinsic value using discounted cash flow methods, such as the GGM and the H-Model
  • Calculate intrinsic value using free cash flow
  • Calculate the gains and losses to the buyer/seller in a merger/acquisition
  • List key discounts when valuing privately held companies

Major Topics

  • What does value mean?
  • Technical vs. fundamental analysis
  • Intrinsic value
  • Other discounted cash flow models
  • Assumptions in the Gordon Growth Model
  • Valuations using free cash flows
  • Residual income model
  • Enterprise value
  • Value in mergers and acquisitions
  • Small business valuations and discounts
  • Advanced valuation models

CPE Credits Available

2 CPE Credits
2
Specialized Knowledge

Things to Know About This Course

Course Level

  • Basic

Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Intended Audience

Accounting and finance professionals who want to understand the concepts and theories behind business valuation techniques

Provider

Surgent CPE

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