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Session 7 (Val Undergrads): Alternatives to Beta,, Cost of Equity and Cost of Debt
In this s class, we started by reviewing the pitfalls of regression betas. They are backward-looking, noisy and subject to game playing. We went on t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 17 (Undergraduate): The Netflix Studio - Case Discussion
The bulk of today's class was spent on the Netflix Studio case. While the case itself will soon be forgotten (as it should), This case covers a gamut…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 6: Risk - From Models to Inputs
We started today’s class by tying up the last loose ends with risk and return models, talking about how assuming that there are no transactions costs…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 15 (MBA): Netflix Case and Closing the Books on Investment Analysis
The bulk of today's class was spent on the Netflix Studio case. While the case itself will soon be forgotten (as it should), I hope that some of the …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 6 (Val MBAs): Implied Equity Risk Premiums and Betas
In today’s class, we started by looking at implied equity risk premiums, why they move over time and how they are related to the prices of risk in ot…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 16 (Undergraduate): Options in Projects and First Steps on Debt
In this session, we completed our discussion of investment analysis by first looking at valuing synergy and then at the options to delay, expand and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 8 (Val Undergrads): Cost of Capital and First Steps on Cash Flows
In today’s class, we started with the cost of debt and computing debt ratios for companies and how to deal with hybrid securities.. If you are intere…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 14 (MBA): To NPV and beyond..
We started today's class by looking at mutually exclusive investments and why NPV and IRR may give you different answers: a project can have more tha…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Valuation Modeling: Excel as a tool
Excel is a powerful tool, but in our zeal to test out its many powers, we often overuse, and spend far too much time thinking about modeling and too …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Session 15 (Undergraduate): NPV vs IRR, Side Costs and Side Benefits
We started today's class by looking at whether you should hedge risk and came to a mixed conclusion about when it makes sense. We closed the investme…
1 month, 3 weeks ago