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Unit of Study BUS93001 - Company Valuation (2015)

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Unit description

Provides coverage of contemporary business and equity valuation approaches together with development of the tools, such as estimating discount rates, to undertake valuations. A range of discounted cash flow and relative valuation models are applied in a top-down valuation process that considers the drivers of value.

Unit content

Topic 1 Valuation and value creation
Topic 2 Returns and growth
Topic 3 Cost of capital
Topic 4 Valuation approaches I
Topic 5 Valuation approaches II
Topic 6 Analysing performance
Topic 7 Forecasting
Topic 8 Continuing value
Topic 9 Interpreting results
Topic 10 Relative valuation

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Not currently available in 2015

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Evaluate and appraise alternative valuation approaches
2 Discuss and analyse key value drivers
3 Estimate the cost of capital and critique issues surrounding this process
4 Value a company and its shares

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate and appraise alternative valuation approaches
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. Discuss and analyse key value drivers
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Estimate the cost of capital and critique issues surrounding this process
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Value a company and its shares
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6: