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Corporate Valuation FINA 4013: Vidhan K. Goyal Hkust September 2, 2021
Corporate Valuation FINA 4013: Vidhan K. Goyal Hkust September 2, 2021
Valuation
FINA 4013
Vidhan K. Goyal
HKUST
September 2, 2021
Assessment
• Class Participation 10%
• Valuation Project 30%
• Case Submissions and Presentations 25%
• Final Exam 35%
Introduction to Valuation
Approach to Valuation
Valuation is a science
Valuation is an art
Valuation is magic
None of the above
Misconceptions about Valuation
• Myth 1: Since valuation models are quantitative,
valuations are objective.
• Truth: All valuations are biased. The question is how
biased they are and in which direction.
• Myth 2: A good valuation is a precise estimate of
value.
• Truth: There are no precise valuations. The payoff to
valuation is greatest when they are least precise.
Misconceptions - Continues
• Myth 3: The more quantitative the model, the
better the valuation.
• Truth: Simpler models do much better.
Valuation: You will learn it by doing it.
An Overview of Valuation
Drivers of intrinsic value Drivers of price
• Cash flows from existing assets • Market moods and momentum
• Growth in cash flows • Surface stories about fundamentals
• Risk of cash flows
Accounting
Estimates Gap
G
Intrinsic Price Demand and Supply
Valuation
Value
Estimates
Good Valuation: Story + Numbers
Course Outline
Weeks 1-2: The Big Picture; Financial Statements
Weeks 3-4: Cost of Capital
Weeks 5-9: Intrinsic Valuation – DCF and CCF
Week 10: Relative Valuation
Week 11: Real Option Valuation
Week 12: Project Presentations
Week 13: Valuation wrap-up and Closing Thoughts
Project
• Objective: To apply the techniques we learn in
this course to value real world firms.
• Group project
• Step 1: Pick a company:
• Preferably publicly-traded
• Analyze profitability and key metrics
• First deliverable: We need company name and an
analysis of its historical performance on or before Sep
21
Intrinsic Valuation
• Step 2: Estimate the company’s cost of capital
• Due: Sep 30
• Step 3: DCF Valuation
• Develop your narrative for this company (your story
of how you see your company evolving over time
given what you know about it, its market, and the
competition)
• Tie your narrative to key numbers
• Value the stock using a discounted cash flow model
• Evaluate how sensitive your value estimates are to
change in your narrative. Due: Nov 2
Relative Valuation
• Step 4: Relative Valuation
• Prepare a list of ”comparable” companies
• Choose a multiple that you will use in comparing
firms across the group
• Evaluate your company against the comparable
companies
• Provide your estimate of the value of your company
relative to the market
• Due: Nov 11
Full Project Due
• Step 5: Final Write-up
• How would you reconcile the different estimates of
value? Make a final recommendation – buy, sell, hold.
• Due: Nov 21
Enterprise Debt
Alternatively,
Value (EV)
Firm Value ECF1 ECF2
Equity = 1
+ 2
+!
(1+ rE ) (1+ rE )
Cash Equity
(Excess)
FCFF Model
Reinvestment
Expected growth in needed to sustain
operating ncome growth
Value of Operatng Assets Length of high growth period: PV of FCFF during high
+ Cash & non-operating assets growth Stable Growth
- Debt When operating income and
= Value of equity FCFF grow at constant rate
forever.
Cost of capital
Weighted average of
costs of equity and
debt
Relative Valuation (Pricing)
• Look at how the market prices similar or
comparable companies.
• You need:
• Comparable or similar assets
• Standardized measure of value (divide price by an
operating metric – earnings or book value)
• Control for the differences (if assets are not perfectly
comparable)
• Pricing errors across similar assets are easier to
spot.
Contingent Claim (Option)
Valuation
• Options have several features:
• Derive their value from an underlying assets, which
has value.
• Payoff on a call (put) option occurs only if the value of
the underlying asset is greater (lesser) than an
exercise price specified at the time the option was
created.
• They have a fixed life.
Examples of Options in
Valuation
• Equity in a deeply troubled firm
• Reserves owned by natural resources firms
• Patent owned by a firm
• Rights possessed by a firm to expand
In Summary
• Three valuation approaches:
• Intrinsic valuation
• Relative valuation
• Contingent claim valuation
• The three approaches can yield different
estimates of value for the same asset at the same
point in time.
• Understand and use all three approaches.
Knowing when to use each and to be able to
apply it correctly is key to mastering valuation.
Understanding Financial
Statements
September 9, 2021
Ratios
Broad Categories
Accounts Receivable
Days Sales Outstanding =
Sales/365
Payable Period, or
Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
Accounts Payable
Days Payables Outstanding =
COGS/365
Receivables and Payables
Current Assets
Current Ratio =
Current Liabilities
Operating Working
Capital
Debt
Other operating
assets, net liabilities
Total Funds Invested
Nonoperating assets
Working Capital
• Accounts Receivable
• Inventory
• Accounts Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle
Net Investment
- Investment in net working capital
- Capital Expenditure (Capex)
= Free Cash Flow
FCF = EBIAT – Net Investment
Invested Capital
Invested Capital
(Net Operating Assets) = Fixed Assets
+ Intangible Assets
+ Net Working Capital
EBIAT
ROIC =
Invested Capital