Supplementary Financial Courses
Introducing Discounted Cash Flow Modelling
DCF modelling estimates the value of an investment's future cash flow.
Led by Paul Meadows · Financial markets trainer
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Price
- On request
- Delivery
- Online, in person or hybrid
- Availability
- Scheduled dates or privately on request
Course Overview
Discounted Cash Flow modelling is probably the most heavily used tool in corporate finance and equity research teams worldwide. The course explores how these models work and the challenges involved. Key topics include:
- Rationale for and characteristics of DCF modelling; understanding free cash flow
- Deriving the cost of equity
- The equity risk premium — historical perspective on future projections
- Deriving the cost of debt
- Risk-free rates assessment
- Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Terminal value derivation methods
Learning Outcomes
This course offers an insight into how DCF models are constructed and the pitfalls one encounters along the way.
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