Enterprise Value vs Equity Value Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:31 Exploring two fundamental ways to measure a company's worth, this chapter breaks down the key distinction between Enterprise Value and Equity Value, teaching you how to calculate the total business value versus what belongs solely to shareholders.
Capital Investment Decisions Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:19 Capital investment decisions come alive through three essential evaluation methods — NPV, IRR, and payback period — giving listeners the practical tools to assess whether a project will generate real financial value.
Asset-Based Valuation Methods Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:01 Diving into the three core asset-based valuation methods — book value, liquidation, and replacement cost — this chapter equips listeners with practical tools to assess a company's worth when market prices alone don't tell the full story.
Capital Structure Corporate Finance and Valuation · 5:31 Dive into the fundamental question of how companies finance their operations, exploring the trade-offs between debt and equity while uncovering the groundbreaking Modigliani-Miller theorem and its surprising claim that capital structure doesn't affect firm value.
DCF Valuation: Cash Flow Projections Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:45 A deep dive into the foundational building blocks of DCF valuation, teaching listeners how to project future cash flows by analyzing revenue drivers, historical growth patterns, market sizing, and segment-level forecasting.
Cost of Capital Corporate Finance and Valuation · 4:17 Diving into the critical concept of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), this chapter breaks down how companies blend debt and equity financing and why understanding this "hurdle rate" is essential for making smart business investment decisions.
DCF Valuation: Discount Rates and Terminal Value Corporate Finance and Valuation · 6:46 Dive into the mechanics of DCF valuation as you learn how to calculate WACC by combining the after-tax cost of debt with equity costs using market-value weights, then apply a terminal value to capture a company's worth beyond the forecast period.
Dividends and Share Repurchases Corporate Finance and Valuation · 4:56 Explore how companies decide what to do with their profits, diving into the debate between Miller and Modigliani's dividend irrelevance theory and competing perspectives on whether payouts through dividends or share repurchases can actually boost investor returns.
Trading Multiples Analysis Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:20 A deep dive into trading multiples analysis, exploring how to identify and leverage comparable public companies to determine a firm's value based on shared industry, size, and financial characteristics.
Corporate Governance and ESG Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:58 A deep dive into the tension between shareholders, managers, and bondholders, exploring how competing interests create agency conflicts and why strong corporate governance and ESG principles are essential for aligning incentives and driving long-term value.
Precedent Transaction Analysis Corporate Finance and Valuation · 3:59 Diving into one of the most practical valuation methods in corporate finance, this chapter explores how past merger and acquisition deals can reveal the true market price of a company by analyzing transaction multiples from comparable targets in the same industry and financial profile.
Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Finance and Valuation · 4:54 Mergers and Acquisitions breaks down the three main types of corporate combinations — horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate — giving listeners a clear framework for understanding how and why companies join forces to grow.
Industry and Company Analysis Corporate Finance and Valuation · 4:54 Dive into the foundations of industry and company analysis, exploring how classification systems like GICS and ICB organize businesses into sectors and sub-industries to help investors make sense of the market landscape.
Equity Valuation Models Corporate Finance and Valuation · 5:23 Dive into the core frameworks used to determine a stock's true value, exploring key models including Dividend Discount, Free Cash Flow, and Residual Income approaches that transform future earnings into meaningful present-day valuations.
Private Equity Valuation Corporate Finance and Valuation · 4:06 Dive into the world of private equity as this chapter breaks down how PE funds are structured, explaining the distinct roles of General Partners and Limited Partners, along with the "2 and 20" fee model that drives fund economics.