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Free Cash Flow Analysis

Columbia University

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Course Features

Duration

5 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

4 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

In this course, learners will begin to apply the lessons and concepts from Introduction to Corporate Finance as they begin to discuss basics of firm valuation.

Follow Professor Wolfenzon's lead to learn how the free cash flow method is applied to value firms. You will also learn about valuation using multiples. Throughout the course, you will learn how to construct Excel models to value firms by completing hands on activities.

Course Overview

International Faculty

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Hands-On Training,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

Students must be familiar with basic concepts of Accounting; basic skills in Microsoft Excel (or equivalent)

Students should have completed Introduction to Corporate Finance.

What You Will Learn

How to value a firm using the Enterprise Discounted Cash Flow Method

Project a firm's cash flows

Calculate residual value

How to value a firm using multiples

Course Content

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Module 1: Firm Valuation Framework

Module 2: Calculation of Free Cash Flows

Module 3: Financial Ratios and Projection of Free Cash Flows

Module 4: Residual Value and Valuation Using Multiples

Course Instructors

Daniel Wolfenzon

Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School at Columbia University

Daniel Wolfenzon is the Stefan H. Robock Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School. He received a Masters and a PhD in economics from Harvard University and holds a BS in economi...