Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 14, 2025

However, public finance teams advise only governments, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities not private corporations and the scope of deals and industries is much narrower. DCF: Deducts the full Interest Expense and deducts only Maintenance CapEx. FFO: Deducts the full Interest Expense but does not deduct any CapEx.

Investment Banking

Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. The major steps of DCF are: Identify extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring items from the target’s 10-Ks and 10-Qs.

Discounted Cash Flow

How2Exit

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Buying an existing business can provide an entrepreneur with a customer base, a proven business model, existing infrastructure, immediate revenue and profits, and experienced employees. An existing business may also be generating revenue and profits, which can provide a source of income and a return on investment.

Business

Devensoft

AUGUST 22, 2023

By considering all relevant financial factors, the Enterprise Value Calculator allows you to gauge a company’s ability to generate future cash flows and assess its potential for growth and profitability. These tools enable professionals to build detailed valuation models that consider various factors influencing a company’s value.

Valuation

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Valuation , such as the different multiples used for mining companies and the NAV model in place of the DCF (see below). Profits are based on the spreads between the cost of the raw materials (iron ore) and the finished products (steel). A recent mining deal , especially if the bank you’re interviewing with advised on it.

Investment Banking