WHY IS VALUATION IMPORTANT?
VALUE CREATION

PRICE IS WHAT YOU PAY. VALUE IS WHAT YOU GET.
VALUE CREATION
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS

BEE
CAR
HOW CAN YOU VALUE A COMPANY?
VALUE CREATION VALUATION METHODS
▸ STOCK MARKET VALUATION
▸ NPV OF FUTURE CASH FLOWS (ALSO CALLED DCF VALUATION)
▸ EBITDA MULTIPLES
▸ REVENUE MULTIPLES
▸ SIMILAR DEALS
▸ NET ASSET VALUE
▸ LIQUIDATION VALUE
▸ NUMBER OF USERS
BEE CAR
EBITDA MULTIPLE VALUATION
EBITDA MULTIPLE
Take the multiple for a similar company or the “industry-standard” multiple for example, the airline industry multiple is 6 Equity Value = 6 x EBITDA – Debt + Cash
THE FACT IS THAT ONE OF THE EARLIEST LESSONS I LEARNED IN BUSINESS WAS THAT BALANCE SHEETS AND INCOME STATEMENTS ARE FICTION, CASH FLOW IS REALITY.
Chris Chocola Businessman and Politician
DISCOUNTED CASHFLOW VALUATION BEE CAR
THE PRESENT VALUE CONCEPT
The Present Value (PV) concept is central to finance. Put simply, it equates the receipt tomorrow of a sum of money to today’s value such that the owner of that money is indifferent between receiving the money today versus tomorrow.
THE CONCEPT OF PRESENT VALUE

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PERSON B
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€10 = 10% DISCOUNT RATE PER YEAR
THE NET PRESENT VALUE CONCEPT

VALUING A COMPANY USING NPV
‣ CASH FLOW STREAM
‣ DISCOUNT RATE
‣ TERMINAL VALUE ESTIMATE
Enterprise Value of company today = Discounted cash flows + Terminal value
VALUE CREATION
TERMINAL VALUE
The year when company FCF grows at the constant rate

Cash Flow Time

• D0 = Cash flows at a future point in time which is immediately prior to N+1, or at the end of period N, which is the final year in the projection period.
• k = Discount Rate.
• g = Growth Rate.
VALUING A COMPANY USING NPV
‣ CASH FLOW STREAM
‣ DISCOUNT RATE
‣ TERMINAL VALUE ESTIMATE
Enterprise Value of company today = Discounted cash flows + Terminal value
BEE CAR
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF BEE CAR?
BEE CARS VALUATION
▸ NPV OF FUTURE CASH FLOWS
Use the Excel spreadsheet sent to you from Alexander Fisher, CFO of NDCC
Use a discount rate of 12%
▸ EBITDA MULTIPLES
Do a valuation in a year in the future when EBITDA is positive and discount back to todays value
▸ REVENUE MULTIPLES
Do a valuation in a year in the future when the revenue curve flattens out and discount back to todays value
▸ NUMBER OF USERS
Do a valuation in a year in the future when the the number of user stabilises and discount back to todays value
▸ SIMILAR DEALS

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VALUE CREATION


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BEE CAR VALUATION
▸ NPV valuation of Bee Car
(One XL file per team)
▸ Bee Car valuation using one or more alternative methods (PDF)
▸ Your conclusion:
What do you believe is the value of Bee Car and why?
(One PDF per team)