... financial performance to gauge its position in the market. The next phase of the careful scrutiny involved arriving at the equity value of the venture using the discounted cash flow model. Finally, Rajani critically appraised the drivers of valuation, incorporating both quantitative and the story she has...

...Susan White Theoretical basis This case focuses on valuation using various methods to price a firm. Students attempting this case should know the basics of how to value a company using discounted cash flow, comparable multiples and comparable transactions. Students will need to calculate...

... include: how to handle taxes in a discounted cash flow analysis when valuing an S Corp. where incentives depend on current (known) tax provisions and future (unknown) tax provisions; how to use comparable multiples to develop a cost of capital for a DCF valuation; and how to value a firm using comparable...

... for undergraduates or MBAs), allowing students practice in discounted cash flow valuation and comparable multiples valuation. It could be used in an investments class which teaches business valuation, particularly in teaching valuation using market multiples. The case could be used in an entrepreneurial finance...

...-flow analysis: identifying the cash flows relevant to a capital-investment decision The construction of a side-by-side discounted-cash-flow analysis for a replacement decision How to adapt the NPV decision rule to a troubled or dying industry The effect of financial distress on the NPV...

.... securities analysis mergers acquisitions discounted cash flow Risk Return Arbitrage analysis stock dividends stockholder relations firm valuation Consumer Goods At three o'clock in the morning on September 10, 2001, Thierry Hautillac, a risk arbitrageur, learns of the final agreement...

... and derive an implied value. Because the company is arguably in a state of maturity or decline, a discussion of steady-state economics is particularly germane. firm valuation discounted cash flow market multiples[RETURN] Consumer Goods The shares of American Greetings are currently...

... of the Darden School Foundation. valuation private equity DCF discounted cash flow initial public offering Banking/Finance/Insurance The Carlyle Group IPO case explores the circumstances leading up to the firm's initial public offering (IPO) in May 2012. Over the past 25 years, Carlyle...

...Robert S. Harris; Kenneth M. Eades This case is a relatively straightforward exercise in valuing a potential acquisition target. The case affords students an opportunity to use both discounted cash flow and multiples in their analyses. In addition, at the instructor's discretion, students can do...

...Kenneth M. Eades; Ben Mackovjak; Lucas Doe This case is designed to present students with the challenges of formulating a discounted-cash-flow (DCF) analysis for a strategically important capital-investment decision. Analytically, the problem is representative of most corporate investment decisions...

..., now want to sell their shares. At the request of the board, Jennifer Jerabek, the chief financial officer of the company, and her team put together an extensive valuation of Teuer based on a discounted cash flow analysis. When the model was presented to investors, a number of them disagreed...