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Re: Urgent: Automating Scorecard Metrics grading
Dear WST, Thank you so much! I would recommend Hamilton Lin's Advanced Excel for Data Analysis course without reservation. It is worth every penny spent. I have a few follow-up questions: 1. The scorecard is evaluating a dozen of project initiatives and each with 10 metrics to reach an overall ... Read More
Dear WST, Thank you so much! I would recommend Hamilton Lin's Advanced Excel for Data Analysis course without reservation. It is worth every penny spent. I have a few follow-up questions: 1. The scorecard is evaluating a dozen of project initiatives and each with 10 metrics to reach an overall ... Read More
Diluted shares vs basic shares for WACC
Full Question:
Should companies ever use diluted shares to figure out WACC (instead of basic shares)?
Full Question:
Should companies ever use diluted shares to figure out WACC (instead of basic shares)?
Re: TEV and negative net debt clarification
Even after watching the Corporate Valuation video and reading your previous responses, I still feel a bit unclear about Equity Value being greater than Enterprise Value. I think going over my understanding of these topics might help you identify where my confusion lies. Under an 'unlevered' valuat... Read More
Even after watching the Corporate Valuation video and reading your previous responses, I still feel a bit unclear about Equity Value being greater than Enterprise Value. I think going over my understanding of these topics might help you identify where my confusion lies. Under an 'unlevered' valuat... Read More
Re: CFA certification
Hi guys, As earlier pointed out in the forum, CFA would be very relevant for career in equity research, portfolio management etc. Further it provides a basic understanding of all other fields of finance. It also depends on your present state of work, If you are working in a non-related filed and wa... Read More
Hi guys, As earlier pointed out in the forum, CFA would be very relevant for career in equity research, portfolio management etc. Further it provides a basic understanding of all other fields of finance. It also depends on your present state of work, If you are working in a non-related filed and wa... Read More
WACC: market vs book value & what regulated industries?
Full Question: 1) Would you suggest for calculating the WACC (to be used as the discount rate) using the market value of the securities rather than book value in order to determine the weightings for the cost of debt and equity securities? (2) same question, but...If an industry was regulated (... Read More
Full Question: 1) Would you suggest for calculating the WACC (to be used as the discount rate) using the market value of the securities rather than book value in order to determine the weightings for the cost of debt and equity securities? (2) same question, but...If an industry was regulated (... Read More
AFM Enhancements: book value of equity to calc total capital
when you are calculating the total capital here, you are using the book value of equity to calculate, why we cann't use the market value of the equity, becuase that is more up-to-date.
thanks
when you are calculating the total capital here, you are using the book value of equity to calculate, why we cann't use the market value of the equity, becuase that is more up-to-date.
thanks
Re: CFA certification
Hi, I have come across several individuals who have graduated without having an exposure to financial industry (typically been working in the IT domain) and are looking forward to switch to equity research/ analyst roles with financial services industries. Here CFA gives an adequate platform to le... Read More
Hi, I have come across several individuals who have graduated without having an exposure to financial industry (typically been working in the IT domain) and are looking forward to switch to equity research/ analyst roles with financial services industries. Here CFA gives an adequate platform to le... Read More
WACC - preferred debt tax deductibility & levered beta
Full Question: 1) Your Corporate Valuation Methodologies course states that Unlevered beta = (levered beta/ (1+(1-Tax rate)x(debt/equity+preferred/equity) - why the denomintors are equity not TEV? 2) The Company Profiles module says assume preferred stock is not tax-deductible which is different ... Read More
Full Question: 1) Your Corporate Valuation Methodologies course states that Unlevered beta = (levered beta/ (1+(1-Tax rate)x(debt/equity+preferred/equity) - why the denomintors are equity not TEV? 2) The Company Profiles module says assume preferred stock is not tax-deductible which is different ... Read More
Re: Urgent: Automating Scorecard Metrics grading
Thank you so much! WST is the best!
Thank you so much! WST is the best!
Is there anywhere in the program where you go step by step in how exactly you program the specific conditional shading format in assessing the credit rating? The conditional formatting doesn't appear to be included in the excel template and I'd like to learn the logic of programming the conditional... Is there anywhere in the program where you go step by step in how exactly you program the specific conditional shading format in assessing the credit rating? The conditional formatting doesn't appear to be included in the excel template and I'd like to learn the logic of programming the conditional format. Read More