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Re: GAAP requirement to recognize all known liabilities
Perhaps the numerical example from the Financial Modeling Module would help: Company ABC has Revenue of $500 and Expenses of $300. Where it differs between GAAP and IRS reporting is depreciation, where GAAP reports $20 and IRS reports $40 (due to MACRS). So Company ABC has EBT of $180 under GAAP an... Read More
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Re: Core Model DCF - terminal cashflow
You're not answering my question or rather have not convinced me that your approach is technically correct. What I am saying is that in my view it is not correct to do this when doing a DCF especially when the difference in the terminal year between the tax effected EBIT is so much larger than the ... Read More
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conditional average
what would be the formula to calculate conditional average, i.e. if conditions a,b, and c are met then average the rows x1:x40? I used average and if functions in an array formula and it did not accept all the conditions. The results displayed were not consistent with pivot table results.
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Gain on the disposal of assets, in CFO or CFI on CF?
Hi there, This is a more general accounting question. Recently I have been seeing lots of companies alternate between reporting their gain or loss on the disposal of assets in either CFO or CFI in the cash flow statement, yet, I remember learning that such disposals were typically only in CFI as it... Read More
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Leveraged Buyout Overview: about goodwill
hello I am a little unclear about the accounting treatment. You mentioned the goodwill is the difference between the purchase price and the book value. But from my knowledge:if the M & A is viewed prospectively (restate everything and look forward) by treating the transaction as a purchase. ... Read More
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Options Exerciseable versus Outstanding - Complex LBO
Can you assist in definitions for me as a little confused, this also applies to the Quick & Dirty Dilution model: 1. Options Outstanding: options currently held by investors which will be exercised when stock price is in the money 2. Options Exerciseable: what is the difference between this an... Read More
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Enterprise Value Formula
Hi,

In regards to the enterprise value formula, is the cash component of the formula "[i:2zdp2ksj]excess[/i:2zdp2ksj] cash" or "cash and cash equivalents" on the balance sheet? Please explain. Thanks!

Eric
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question about exercisable options in an M&A transaction
For a target, in an M&A transaction, why does the fully diluted shares outstanding include all outstanding in-the-money options and not all exercisable options?
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IRR>WACC, chose this project?
This is an interview question: why you do a project when WACC is 12% while IRR 10%?

I know one reason is real option that may make it more profitable later on. But what are other reasons, do you know? could you name some?
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does the idiosyncratic risk of the company change?
does the idiosyncratic risk of the company change during the holding period? If so, does the change in idiosyncratic risk affect any calculation with respect to the LBO analysis? Why? If not, why?
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