Prelims Flashcards
Individually or collectively has value
Asset
Pertains to the worth of an object in another person’s POV
Value
It is the estimation of an asset’s value based on variables perceived to be related to the future investment returns, on comparisons with similar assets, or when relevant, an estimates of immediate liquidation proceeds
Valuation
“A company creates value if and only if the return on capital invested exceed the xost of acquiring capital”
Marshall’s Principle on Creating Value by Alfred Marshall
The 3 Major Factors that can be linked to the Value of Business
- Current operations
- Future prospects
- Embedded risk
The value that an investor considers on the basis of an evaluation of available facts, to be the “true” or “real” value
Intrinsic Value
The price of an asset when buyer and seller have reasonable knowledge of it and are willing to trade without pressure
Fair Market Value
The net value of a company’s physical assets if it were to go out of business and the assets sold
Liquidation Value
the value of a company under the assumption that it will continue to operate for the foreseeable future.
Going-concern Value
The 5 Roles of Valuation in Business
- Portfolio Management
- Analysis of Business Transactions/Deals
- Corporate Finance
- Legal and Tax Purposes
- Other Purposes
The process of making strategic decisions about how to invest and manage a collection of assets or investments, known as a portfolio, to achieve specific financial goals while balancing risk and return
Portfolio Management
the true value of firm can be estimated by looking at its financial characteristics, its growth prospects, cash flows and risk profile.
Fundamental Analyst
tend to look for companies with good growth prospects that have poor management. Activist investors usually do “takeovers”
Activists Investors
relies on the concept that stock prices are significantly influenced by how investors think and act
Chartists
correlate value and how information will affect this value
Information traders
is a particular asset fairly priced, overpriced, underpriced in relation to its prevailing computed intrinsic value and prices of comparable assets
Stock selection
which estimates of a firm’s future performance are in line with the prevailing market price of its stocks? Are there assumptions about fundamentals that will justify the prevailing price?
Deducing market expectations
General term which describes the transaction wherein two companies had their assets combined to form a wholly new entity.
Merger
Sale of a major component or segment of a business to another company
Divestiture
separating a segment or component business and transforming this into a separate legal entity
Spin-off
Acquisition of another business by using significant debt which uses the acquired business as a collator.
Buyout
potential increase in firm value that can be generated once two firms merge with each other.
Synergy
change in people managing the organization brought about by the acquisition.
Control
ensures that financial outcomes and corporate strategy drives maximum of firm value.
Corporate Finance
Other Purposes of Valuation
· Issuance of a fairness opinion for valuations provided by third party
· Basis for assessment of potential lending activities by financial institutions.
·Share-based payment / compensation
economic conditions industry peculiarities, company strategy and company’s historical performance
Factors analyzed
· refers to the inherent technical and economic characteristics of an industry and the trends that may affect this structure.
Industry structure
means that these are true to most, if not all, market player participating in that industry.
Industry characteristics