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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Brian DeChesare

The DDM is more grounded because it’s based on the company’s actual distributions and potential future value. And it values the company today based on the present value of its dividends and that potential future value (either the stock price or the Equity Value via the Terminal Value calculation).

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29 Valuation Interview Questions and Answers: Mastering the Art of Crackling Interviews

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Difference between Enterprise Value and Equity Value? Definition: The distinction between Enterprise Value (EV) and Equity Value lies in their focus—EV centers on the market value of operating assets, while Equity Value pertains to the market value of shareholders' equity.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

Well, the short answer is after that forecast period where we estimate each year’s cash flows then discount them, we add a single number at the end to account for all the theoretical years in the future, called the Terminal Value (TV). Explaining The Terminal Value. How do I calculate the Terminal Value?”

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

Brian DeChesare

Debt Usage and Terminal Value In a standard leveraged buyout model , the Debt funding is usually based on a multiple of EBITDA or a percentage of the Purchase Enterprise Value (i.e., the value of the target company’s core business operations in the deal).

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M&A Valuation Methods: Your Essential Guide with 7 Key Methods

Valutico

Analysts use financial metrics and multiples such as Price to Earnings (P/E), Price to Book (P/B), Enterprise Value to Sales (EV/Sales), Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA), and Price to Book (P/B) ratios derived from trading data of similar public companies or deal pricing data of similar M&A transactions.

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Venture Capital Interview Questions: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Brian DeChesare

Unlike in a normal DCF, there is no Terminal Value – instead, you go out many decades and assume the drug hits “peak sales,” and that revenue then declines to a low level as generics enter the market.