Valuation – eLearning

This course provides everything you need to start valuing businesses confidently. It introduces you to valuation processes and provides an overview of the main valuation methods. This includes exploring the use of multiples, cash flow discounting, target returns, balance sheet methods and value creation.

How do you value a business? In short, there's no right answer. Value can differ depending on a company's circumstances and there are numerous valuation methods and formulae that can be used when buying and selling a company. This course provides everything you need to start valuing businesses confidently. It introduces you to valuation processes and provides an overview of the main valuation methods. This includes exploring the use of multiples, cash flow discounting, target returns, balance sheet methods and value creation.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon satisfactory completion of this activity you will be able to:
• Provide an overview of valuation and its processes.
• Understand what a valuation multiple is, as well as the various multiples available and their processes.
• Understand cash flow discounting valuations and how to build a cash flow model.
• Consider the variety of valuation techniques that exist in addition to the more traditional approaches including, the Berkus method, the scorecard method and goodwill based methods.

Benefits:
This course provides you with a working knowledge of the issues involved in the valuation of a business and the various valuation methodologies that can be used.