| CHOOSING THE RIGHT VALUATION MODEL | | | | | | | | | |
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| This program is designed to help in choosing the right model to | | | | | | | | | |
| use for any occassion. | | | | | | | | | |
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| Inputs to the model | | | | | | | | | |
| Level of Earnings | | | (in currency) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Are your earnings positive ? | | Yes | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| If the earnings are positive and normal, please enter the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| What is the expected inflation rate in the economy? | | | 3.00% | (in percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| What is the expected real growth rate in the economy? | | | 2.00% | (in percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| What is the expected growth rate in earnings (revenues) for this firm in the near future? | | | | 15.00% | (in percent) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Does this firm have a significant and sustainable advantage over competitors? | | | | Yes | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Differential Advantages: High growth comes from a firm earning excess returns on its projects, which in turn comes from some differential advantage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| possessed by the firm over its competitors. This differential advantage can be legal (as is the case with legal monopolies like telecom), or technological, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| or a strong brand name (as is the case with many consumer product firms) or economies of scale. The question that is being asked relates not just to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| the existing differential advantage but also to the future. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| If the earnings are negative, please enter the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Are the earnings negative because the firm is in a cyclical business ? | | | | | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Are the earnings negative because of a one-time or temporary occurrence? | | | | | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Are the earnings negative because the firm has too much debt? | | | | | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | If yes, is there a strong likelihood of bankruptcy? | | | | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Are the earnings negative because the firm is just starting up? | | | | | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Financial Leverage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| What is the current debt ratio (in market value terms) ? | | | | 4.00% | (in percent) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Is this debt ratio expected to change significantly ? | | | | Yes | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Dividend Policy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| What did the firm pay out as dividends in the current year? | | | | $100.00 | (in currency) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Can you estimate capital expenditures and working capital requirements? | | | | Yes | (Yes or No) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Enter the following inputs (from the current year) for computing FCFE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Income (NI) | | | $200.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | | | $50.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Capital Spending (Including acquisitions) | | | $100.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ∆ Non-cash Working Capital (∆WC) | | | $25.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| FCFE = NI - (Capital Spending - Depreciation) *(1- Debt Ratio) - ∆ WC (1-Debt Ratio) = | | | | | $128.00 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| OUTPUT FROM THE MODEL | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Based upon the inputs you have entered, the right valuation model for this firm is: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Type of Model (DCF Model, Option Pricing Model): | | | | Discounted CF Model | ! If option pricing model, first do a DCF valuation | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Level of Earnings to use in model (Current, Normalized): | | | | Current Earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cashflows that should be discounted (Dividends, FCFE, FCFF) : | | | | FCFF (Value firm) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Length of Growth Period (10 or more, 5 to 10, less than 5) | | | | 10 or more years | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appropriate Growth Pattern (Stable, 2 stage, 3 stage): | | | | Three-stage Growth | ! In an n-stage model, you will estimate target operating margins (if valuing the firm) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | or net margins (if valuing equity) and revenue growth each year. | | | | | | | | | | | |
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