COMMERCE 4FB3 - Valuation for Finance Professionals

3 unit(s)

The goal of the course is to build students’ skills and confidence in answering the question: ‘What is a company worth?’ Through the use of case analysis (supplemented with lecture-based background material), we will examine the drivers of corporate value, traditional and alternative valuation models and approaches, and various valuation situations (IPO valuation, private equity and LBO valuation, valuation of high-growth and mature firms, among others).
Lectures (three hours)
Prerequisite(s): COMMERCE 3FA3 and registration in level III or above in any Honours Commerce, Engineering and Management program or Business Informatics program, or Level IV of the Commerce program; or Minor in Finance