Corporate Valuation

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

(Formerly numbered 231C.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 430, Management-Executive MBA 408 or Management-Full-Time MBA 408 or Management-Fully Employed MBA 408. Lectures, discussions, and student presentations. Issues and analytical tools relevant for valuing projects, divisions, and corporations. Theories of discounted cash flow valuation (DCF) and relative valuation using market multiples. Theories of practice to value different projects, including IPO, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and private firms. Exploration of how real options affect investment decisions and how they can be identified and valued. Letter grading.