BUSINESS VALUATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( FINANCE 305 , 325 , and ECON/FINANCE 320 ) or FINANCE 700 , or declared in the undergraduate Business Exchange program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the terminology, foundational concepts and tools necessary to value companies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate the ability to forecast and use appropriate financial statements to determine the value of companies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Utilize financial data sources for valuation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Build valuation models using spreadsheets Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate the differences as well as the common elements among the various valuation models Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply common valuation methods Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) into company valuation Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the terminology, foundational concepts and tools necessary to value companies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate the ability to forecast and use appropriate financial statements to determine the value of companies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Utilize financial data sources for valuation Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Build valuation models using spreadsheets Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate the differences as well as the common elements among the various valuation models Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply common valuation methods Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) into company valuation Audience: Graduate