Course Content
Mastering Discounted Cash Flow Analysis with Excel
Mastering Discounted Cash Flow Analysis with Excel
1. Introduction to Business Valuation
2. Understanding Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis
3. Cash Flow Forecasting and Discount Rate Fundamentals
4. WACC, Terminal Value & Sensitivity Analysis
5. Building a DCF Valuation Model in Excel
Company Overview and Valuation ObjectiveExploring the Excel-Based DCF ModelModeling the Income Statement ItemsModeling the Balance Sheet ItemsCreating Clean Income Statement OutputCreating Clean Balance Sheet OutputBuilding the UFCF Model: From EBIT to Operating Cash FlowAccounting for CapEx, Assets & Reconciliation to Net Cash FlowForecasting UFCF and Linking Cash Flow to the Balance SheetFinal DCF Calculation and Valuation OutputVisualizing Results with Excel ChartsPerforming Sensitivity Analysis in Excel
6. Practical DCF Case Study β Company Valuation in Action
Why Valuing a Business Matters for Investors and Owners
Note
While this course uses the term "company" throughout, it's important to realize that valuation applies to different scopes: a whole business, a business unit, or even a specific investment like a product line or intellectual property.
Valuation is central when raising capitalβbut that's just one scenario. Consider a few others:
Valuation is not a one-size-fits-all process. The appropriate method depends on the purpose, available data, and assumptions about the future. That's why analysts often triangulate between methods (DCF, comparables, precedent transactions) rather than relying on just one.
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