Equidam

APRIL 26, 2025

Furthermore, any quantitative valuation method, particularly the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach, is highly sensitive to the underlying assumptions about growth rates, discount rates, and terminal values. The book value typically represents only a fraction of the perceived worth and fails entirely to account for future prospects.

Discounted Cash Flow 59

Discounted Cash Flow Terminal Value Beta Book Value 59

Equidam

JULY 23, 2025

On the flip side, weak or vague valuation terms can lead to disputes, erode confidence, and even affect governance if LPs feel the General Partner (GP) has too much leeway in marking up (or not marking down) investments. With a yearly cadence, there’s a risk that big changes (up or down) in a startup’s fortune go unreported for months.

Discounted Cash Flow 64

Discounted Cash Flow Start-ups Marketability Comps 64

Brian DeChesare

MAY 3, 2023

When I started offering financial modeling training , I never expected to get questions about a methodology like the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). It can be useful for certain companies, such as power and utility firms and midstream (pipeline) operators in oil & gas … …but it’s also much harder to set up and use than a standard DCF.

Dividends 64

Dividends Terminal Value Enterprise Value Equity 64

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The first of the is as companies scale up, there will be a point where they will hit a growth wall, and their growth will converge on the growth rate for the economy. In short, I am assuming that the price cuts and cost pressures of the fourth quarter are more representative of what Tesla will face in the future, as competition steps up.

Start-ups 99

Start-ups Risk-free Rate Market Capitalization Marketability 99

Brian DeChesare

APRIL 19, 2023

The good news is that if you work in mining IB, and your clients produce the cobalt, copper, or lithium that ends up in EV batteries, you can feel good about saving the world. For example, Capital IQ splits up the sector by metal type (aluminum, diversified, copper, gold, precious metals, silver, and steel).

Banking 52

Banking Start-ups Private Equity Firm Equity 52

Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A: Because you are passionate about working with startups, helping them grow, and finding promising new companies – and you prefer that to starting your own company or executing deals. Q: Why not private equity, growth equity, hedge funds, or entrepreneurship? Q: Why venture capital? Q: Why our firm?

Start-ups 59

Start-ups Equity Marketability Terminal Value 59

Valutico

MAY 6, 2024

Analysts use financial metrics and multiples such as Price to Earnings (P/E), Price to Book (P/B), Enterprise Value to Sales (EV/Sales), Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA), and Price to Book (P/B) ratios derived from trading data of similar public companies or deal pricing data of similar M&A transactions.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Precedent Transaction Analysis Weighted Average Cost of Capital Comparable Company Analysis 52