· Interactive course
Comps & Precedents
Value a company against the ones it trades beside. Screen a peer set, calendarise it to a single date, build the enterprise value bridge, and read the multiples that come out.
- 10 exercises
- 50 graded cells
- 81 minutes of practice
- 1 free lesson
What you’ll learn to do
- Trading Comps
- Precedent Transactions
- Output
Course syllabus
Trading Comps
Choosing the peer setFree
A screen written in cells rather than in your head, and the median of the companies that survive it.
Calendarisation and LTMFull access
Twelve months to the valuation date, built out of a full year and two stubs.
The EV bridge and the multiplesFull access
From market capitalisation to enterprise value, and the three multiples it divides into.
Precedent Transactions
Deal screening and the control premiumFull access
A date window on deals that go stale, and the unaffected price the premium is measured from.
Output
The football fieldFull access
Four methodologies, one unit, and twelve cells that all reference something else.
When comps lieFull access
A one-off gain in one peer, and the six-tenths of a turn it takes off your median.
Guides for this course
Review a concept before your next exercise.
- Comparable company analysis
- Precedent transaction analysis
- LTM vs NTM multiples
- Football field valuation
Keep practicing
Check your skills with the free financial modeling test, or explore a related course.
Included in full access
This course and every other on FinX, plus every course added later.
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Be comfortable working with formulas and reading financial statements. Review a foundation course if you need a refresher.
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