Date/Time
4/17/2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central
Course Registration
Member: $119.00
Non-Member: $139.00
Credits
2 Credits
Event Type(s)
Webinars
Event Description
What makes a business valuable? Who determines value? What are the key factors that make businesses valuable? In this course, we explore the different ways to value a business. We will apply foundational valuation and corporate finance concepts to real world examples in an effort to see what makes up an investment's price.

Objectives:
  • Describe the factors affecting the value of a business
  • Compare and contrast market value, investment value, bankruptcy value, and going concern value
  • List the key differences between technical and fundamental analysis
  • Calculate intrinsic value using discounted cash flow methods, such as the GGM and the H-Model
  • Calculate intrinsic value using free cash flow
  • Calculate the gains and losses to the buyer/seller in a merger/acquisition
  • List key discounts when valuing privately held companies

Presenters:
Dave Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA

Field of Study:
Specialized Knowledge (2)

Major Topics:
  • What does value mean?
  • Technical vs. fundamental analysis
  • Intrinsic value
  • Other discounted cash flow models
  • Assumptions in the Gordon Growth Model
  • Valuations using free cash flows
  • Residual income model
  • Enterprise value
  • Value in mergers and acquisitions
  • Small business valuations and discounts
  • Advanced valuation models
Location
Webinar
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