Perform Valuations: Unlock the True Worth of Your Business

Overview

In today’s fast-paced financial landscape, understanding and applying business valuations is a critical skill for finance leaders. Perform Valuations: Unlock the True Worth of Your Business equips CFOs and senior finance professionals with the tools to lead valuation conversations and support strategic decisions. Covering key methods like DCF, EBITDA multiples, and enterprise value, the course helps participants assess, compare, and communicate valuations effectively. Whether navigating M&A, fundraising, or strategic reviews, finance leaders will gain the confidence to unlock long-term value and manage valuation challenges with clarity and precision.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify common valuation methods and recognize their appropriate use cases.
  • Define key terms such as enterprise value, market capitalization, and book value.
  • Differentiate between earnings-based and asset-based valuation approaches.
  • Match valuation techniques with scenarios such as fundraising, M&A, or restructuring.
  • Recognize how to present valuation outcomes to stakeholders and boards effectively.

This course includes practical exercises, mentor insights, and scenario-based questions to reinforce learning and ensure participants can apply key concepts in real-world finance leadership situations. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a CPD-accredited certificate.

Lessons:

Lesson 1: Foundations of Business Valuation

Build a clear understanding of valuation fundamentals—learning how to interpret key metrics, align stakeholder expectations, and confidently lead value-driven conversations.

Lesson 2: Mastering Valuation Approaches

Master the seven key valuation methods—learning when and how to apply each, triangulate results, and confidently explain valuation ranges in real-world finance scenarios.

Lesson 3: Applying and Communicating Valuation Insight

Turn valuation insight into strategic influence by learning to communicate findings clearly, tailor messages to different stakeholders, and use valuation as a tool to drive key business decisions.

Additional Information

CPD Hours: 2

Field of Study: Finance

No prerequisite knowledge is required to be successful in this course.

No advance preparation is required.

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: QAS Self Study

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