The first course in the Principles of Valuation (POV) course series. This
course will introduce practitioners to the steps necessary to complete a valuation
assignment and provide an overview of how to apply the Market Approach. More
specifically, the course will provide a Guideline for Public Company and Merger and Acquisition Methods.
Additionally, the course will review:
► Introduction to Business Valuation, Business Valuation Theory and a general overview of the Market Approach;
► Defining the Appraisal Assignment;
► Data Gathering;
► Revenue Ruling 59-60;
► Engagement Assignments;
► Data, Company and Industry Analysis;
► Economic and Financial Statement Analysis;
► GPC Steps 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 Covering Guideline Search Selection;
► Normalizing Financial Statements;
► Calculating Selecting Multiples;
► Adjusting and Applying Multiples and Reconciliation;
► The Merger and Acquisition Method;
► Rules of Thumb and Other Market Methods.