Biggest difficulty in valuation is that there is no market
information Beta must find a proxy for firms beta For free cash flow valuation: terminal value, discount rate, cash flows Therefore must start off with a forecast for fcf method We need NOPAT, depreciation, capex, working capital changes Valuation: FCF Method Steps 1) Want WACC need weight of debt, weight of equity, cost of debt, cost of equity, tax rate Assumptions a) relative valuation to get beta, value for equity b) usually use target capital structure weights but using market weights Use Capm to get cost of equity,