Principles of Corporate Valuation
Principles of Corporate Valuation
Principles of Corporate Valuation
Principles of Corporate
Valuation
PGP, IIM INDORE
Firm Valuation
The value of the firm is the present value of expected future
(distributable) cash flow discounted at the WACC
Firm Valuation Models
Free Cash Flows to Firm
◦ Also called the WACC approach
◦ 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑚 / Asset
𝐹𝐶𝐹1 𝐹𝐶𝐹2 𝐹𝐶𝐹3 𝐹𝐶𝐹𝑛
+ + + …… +
(1+𝑟)1 (1+𝑟)2 (1+𝑟)3 (1+𝑟)𝑛
◦ EBIT(1-t) + Depreciation – Capital expenditure – Change in Net working Capital
◦ Discount at WACC
◦ D/E ratio is assumed constant
Estimating Terminal Values
•A publicly traded firm potentially has an infinite life. The value is therefore the
present value of cash flows forever.
• Most projects have finite lives
•Since we cannot estimate cash flows forever, we estimate cash flows for a “growth
period” and then estimate a terminal value, to capture the value at the end of the
period
Approaches to Estimating Terminal Value
1. Terminal Value as a Growing Perpetuity
2. Terminal Value as a Stable Perpetuity
3. Terminal Value as a multiple
◦ Price-to-earnings, EV/EBITDA, and other multiples
Valuation Example
Current Revenue, Earnings and Investment
Forecasts (in $ '000s)
Year: 0 1 2 3
1 Sales 40,123 46,351 50,155 52,345
2 Cost of goods sold 22,879 24,678 27,560 29,459
3 Other costs 8,025 8,426 8,848 9,290
4 EBITDA (1 - 2 - 3) 9,219 13,247 13,747 13,596
5 Depreciation 5,678 5,690 5,770 5,770
6 Profit before tax (EBIT) (4 - 5) 3,541 7,557 7,977 7,826
Non-operating assets
◦ Excess cash (non-operating cash), marketable securities, equity stake in affiliates (minority stake
investments)
Equity Value
◦ Firm Value – Debt = Equity Value
◦ Equity Value / Outstanding Shares = Equity Value per share
References
Brealey, R. A., Myers, S. C., Allen, F., & Mohanty, P. (2015). Principles of corporate finance. Tata
McGraw-Hill Education. Referred to as BM hereafter.
◦ BM: Ch 19