Valuation Metrics

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What this video covers

  • How to build enterprise value (EV) from market capitalization, and why cash is subtracted (not equity value)
  • The difference between stated and tangible price-to-book (P/B), and which one is the tougher test for acquisitive companies
  • Why last 12 months (LTM) multiples are preferred over forward multiples for comparable company analysis
  • How weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is constructed, and why the tax shield (1 minus tax rate) applies to debt only, never equity
  • What net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) measure, and why IRR must exceed WACC to accept a project
  • When to use the Gordon growth perpetuity method versus the exit multiple method for terminal value in a discounted cash flow (DCF)
  • The price-to-earnings (P/E) rule of thumb for accretion/dilution in all-stock deals: a target P/E lower than the acquirer P/E means accretive EPS

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