Valuation and Creating Sustainable value

By Padmini Srinivasan | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

Learners enrolled: 9188

Welcome to the course on Valuation and Creating Sustainable Value. This is a course from IIM Bangalore. Professor Padmini Srinivasan is the course instructor.

We are delighted to have you with us in this course.

Valuation is an important term in the field of finance and accounting. It is required for a number of reasons; be it reporting of assets in the financial statements, acquisition of companies or investing in shares or securities.

Corporations are going for expansion and better utilization of resources to gain a competitive position in the industry. Companies are acquiring other companies to have a larger market share and enhanced shareholder value. Valuation occupies an important role in this process of mergers and acquisitions. Analysts and investment professionals perform a thorough valuation exercise to arrive at the value of the target company.

This course will explain to you the different methods of valuation along with examples. You will understand the different terms related to valuation and how they are used in the process of valuation.

A company's financial statements are an important key input for the valuation process to start with. The course will begin by describing to you the basics of financial statements and how to analyze them. You will learn the different concepts and techniques of valuation in a simple and easy to understand way through a series of videos, real company analysis, reading material, examples, discussions forums as well as assessments to check your understanding.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	6 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	31 Jan 2023
End Date :	30 Apr 2023
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2023
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to Valuation

Introduction to the Week
Introduction to Valuation
Valuation Context
Framework of Valuation
Financial Statements
Financial Statements Analysis
Cash Flow Based Method of Valuation
Time Value of Money
Insights from Experts
Check Your Understanding
Explore & Learn

Week 2: Discounted Cash Flow Method of Valuation

Introduction to the Week
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Method of Valuation
Insights from Experts
Explore & Learn

Week 3: Relative Valuation

Introduction to the Week
Steps of Relative Valuation
Practical Exposure to Multiples Based Valuation
Check Your Understanding
Insights from Experts
Explore & Learn

Week 4: Valuation Analysis and Start-up Valuation

Introduction to the Week
Walmart Analysis
Start-up Valuation
Expert Insights
Explore & Learn

Week 5: Drivers for Creating Sustainable Value - Part 1

Introduction to the Week
Introduction to Value Drivers
Value Driver: Strategy
Value Driver: Operational Efficiency and cost management
Value Driver: Human Capital
Check Your Understanding
Insights from Experts
Recap
Explore & Learn

Week 6: Drivers for Creating Sustainable Value - Part 2

Introduction to the Week
Value Driver: Strategic Investing and Financing Decisions
Value Driver: Corporate Governance and Good Citizenship
Explore & Learn

Instructor bio

Padmini Srinivasan

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)

Dr. Padmini Srinivasan is an Associate Professor, Finance & Accounting Area at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). She is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary by practice. She received her Ph.D. from the National Law School of India University. Her areas of expertise and interests include Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Management Accounting and Corporate Governance and Accountability. Prior to joining IIMB, she worked in industry for more than 14 years in various positions in Treasury, Planning, MIS and Accounting. She is a corporate trainer and a consultant to several organizations. Her research interests are in the areas of Corporate Governance and Accountability, Corporate Reporting and Disclosures, Value Relevance of Accounting Numbers and Management Education.

Course certificate

Grading Policy:

There will be (a) one Mid-term Internal Assessment and (b) one Final Exam.

Weightage:

Mid-term Internal Assessment: This will carry 25% weightage. This mid term will have questions from first three weeks.

Final Exam: This will carry 75% weightage. This final exam will have questions from all the weeks.

Passing Marks:

You will be eligible for a certificate only if you score minimum 40% in Mid-term Internal Assessment and minimum 40% in Final Exam.

Badge on Certificate:

If you score 90% or more overall, your certificate will include "badge (gold)" printed.

Final Examination:

Type of exam: Computer based exam

Exam Center: You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and take the exam in person. (You can find the final allotted exam centre details in the admit card (hall ticket)).

Admit Card: You can download the Admit card (Hall ticket) around one week before the exam.

QP Pattern: The type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type (subjective) type, etc. But generally MCQs are commonly provided.

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