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An Analytical Approach to Investments Finance & Credit (1st Edition)

C. Droussiotis

Cognella Publishing 

Link to Purchase the Textbook

 

Chapter #5

Chapter #6

Chapters #7

Intro Part IV - Company Specific Analysis
 
Chapter #15

Chapter #15

Chapter #17

Chapter #17

Chapter #9

   

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  2. Syllabus/Website
  3. Active Learning / Templates
  4. Project
  5. Intro to Fin - Lecture 0
  6. Time Value Money 

 

Introduction to Finance Lecture 0

Lecture 1: Time Value of Money

Public Company IPO Equity

Private Company Raising Capital

Primary Marklet - Issuing Bonds

Primary Market - Issuing Loans

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  1. Financial Statements
  2. Building Cash Flow
  3. Financial Ratios

 

Lecture 12 Financial Analysis

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1. Public Company Valuations

2. Private Company Valuations

 

How to Value Priceless - IP and Business Start-up Valuation Methods

Valuation of Public Companies

       

Zoom Recordings

                     

Assigned Spreadsheets

TVM Mini Template

Risk, Return & TVM

CASE STUDY #6: Alexandria Hotel LBO

Private Company Valuation - Alexandra Hotel

Private Company Equity IRR and DCF Analysis

 

Chapter 15 Worksheets (Figures)

Cash Flow & Ratio Analysis

Hyatt Financial Analysis and Valuation

Chapter 17 - Valuation Analysis

Transaction S&U, WACC and Debt Capacity

Debt Schedules - Floating and Fixed Rates

Alexandria Hotel - Private Co Valuation, IRR, CAPM and WACC

Ratio Analysis Template

Valuation Analysis Template

Valuation Template with Hyatt numbers

FINAL OPTIONAl PROJECT DUE 08/09

Project Description and Assigned Companies

Yahoo Finance

Marcus Hotels

Silgan

Dunkin

Homework Assignments (Via Active Learning or manually)

USE EXCEL TEMPLATES BELOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS 

       

Chapter 5 Homework template

       

CASE STUDY #1: Colorado Dental LBO

Equity Return - Colorado Dental

Colorado Dental - Completed LBO Model with Equity IRR

LBO and Equity IRR Full Model Blank

LBO and Equity IRR Full Model Template

Private Company Valuation - Alexandra Hotel

Case Study Template: Alexandria Hotel

Extended Stay America

Extended Stay LBO Analysis - purchased by Blackstone

Spreadsheet Templates
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Project Description and Assigned Companies

Yahoo Finance

Hyatt Financial Analysis and Valuation

Auto Nation

Boeing

Iron Mountain

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