Mergers & Acquisitions : Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling
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Mergers & Acquisitions : Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling at edX Overview
Duration | 34 hours |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Credential | Certificate |
Mergers & Acquisitions : Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling at edX Highlights
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Mergers & Acquisitions : Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling at edX Course details
- Identify Free Cash Flow from Accounting Data
- Recognize how to compare Free Cash Flow to Net Income
- Recognize the Drivers of Free Cash Flow
- Identify the steps to calculate Cost of Capital
- Identify the steps to use Free Cash Flow for Capital Budgeting Decisions
- Recognize the relationship between Free Cash Flow and Economic Value Added Value Acquisitions using Free Cash Flow
- Recognize how to develop a Free Cash Flow approach to Incentive Compensation
- One of the primary functions of a broker-dealer's M&A desk is advisory services consulting clients as they seek to grow through M&A.
- In this course, you will learn to use the Free Cash Flow metric to evaluate acquisition opportunities. You will learn about the components of Free Cash Flow and its relationship with market value. You will also learn about the process of capital budgeting and guidelines to follow.
- This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance's popular Mergers & Acquisitions Professional Certificate program.
Mergers & Acquisitions : Free Cash Flow (FCF) Modeling at edX Curriculum
Session 1: Introduction to Free Cash Flow and the Objective of the Firm
Lesson 1: Need for Free Cash Flow
Lesson 2: Understanding Free Cash Flow
Lesson 3: Relationship between Free Cash Flow and Market Value
Lesson 4: Return on Investment
Lesson 5: Adjusting Accounting Data to Get to Free Cash Flow
Lesson 6: Components of Free Cash Flow
Lesson 7: Show Me
Lesson 8: Adjustments to Net Investment
Class Exercise
Session 2: Components of Free Cash Flow
Lesson 1: Focus on Free Cash Flow
Lesson 2: Understanding the Components of Free Cash Flow
Session 3: Cost of Capital
Lesson 1: Understanding Cost of Capital
Lesson 2: CAPM & WACC
Class Exercise
Session 4: Capital Budgeting Using Free Cash Flow
Lesson 1: Capital Budgeting: Overview
Lesson 2: Guidelines for Capital Budgeting
Lesson 3: Q&A
Lesson 4: Caveats
Session 5: Modified Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow and Interim Financial Results
Session 6: Using Free Cash Flow to Evaluate Acquisition Opportunities
Lesson 1: Overview
Lesson 2: Acquisition Analysis
Lesson 3: Objective to add Shareholder Value
Lesson 4: Synergies and Integration Costs
Lesson 5: Q&A
Lesson 6: Other Metrics
Class Exercise
Lesson 7: Incentive Compensation
Session 7: Integration of Acquisitions
Lesson 1: Integration Best Practices
Lesson 2: Integration Planning
Session 8: Implementation Issues
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