Investment Analysis and Valuation Techniques

Learn to value companies with confidence

Explore how investors decide what a company is really worth. Whether you’re evaluating investment opportunities, supporting M&A decisions, or analysing equity, understanding valuation is essential for making informed financial judgements.

This three-week course teaches practical valuation techniques used by financial professionals. You’ll learn to build Discounted Cash Flow models in Excel, apply relative valuation methods, and interpret results in real business contexts. With just one hour per week, you’ll develop skills applicable to investment banking, equity research, corporate finance, and consulting roles.

Understand core valuation principles

Explore the foundations of time value of money, cash flow discounting, and the logic behind intrinsic valuation. You’ll learn how valuation fits into real investment and corporate decision-making.

Building this conceptual base helps you understand why different valuation approaches exist and when each is most appropriate.

Build DCF and relative valuation models

Practice building Discounted Cash Flow models in Excel, using assumptions to estimate present value and project outcomes. You’ll learn relative valuation methods, including trading comparables, transaction multiples, and precedent transaction analysis.

By comparing intrinsic and market-based approaches, you’ll understand when each method is most useful and what its limitations are.

Interpret results in real business contexts

Learn to interpret valuation outputs in the context of risk, market expectations, and investment strategy. You’ll turn technical results into informed conclusions that support decision-making.

Through worked examples and case-based tasks, you’ll assess companies and opportunities with greater confidence in professional settings.

This course is ideal for aspiring financial analysts, investment banking and equity research professionals, corporate finance executives, consultants, and learners in private equity, venture capital, M&A, or strategic planning roles.

This course is ideal for aspiring financial analysts, investment banking and equity research professionals, corporate finance executives, consultants, and learners in private equity, venture capital, M&A, or strategic planning roles.

• Apply time value of money and discounted cash flow techniques to value projects and companies
• Use relative valuation methods such as market multiples and comparables analysis
• Interpret valuation results in the context of investment decisions and market expectations