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FIN40180

Academic Year 2024/2025

Equity Asset Valuation (FIN40180)

Subject:
Finance
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
7.5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Paul Ryan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course prepares students for a career in the financial services industry and discussed a comprehensive range of valuation methodologies and examples.

Through case studies and practical application, students will gain exposure to a range of valuaiton methodologies including Discounted Cashflow, Asset Based Analysis and Relative Valuation.

Students will learn how to maximise shareholder value and understand key valuation drivers.

The course will also draw on recent market examples to analyse market efficiency, under and overreaction and risk and return implications.

Sundry issues in valuation including coverage of: Asset investments and divestments; capital structure changes; changes in dividend policy and special cases in valuation (cyclical firms, firms with product options etc) will also be covered.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On the completing this module students will have achieved the following

- an exposure to a broad range of valuation techniques and their applicability based on their underlying assumptions and associated caveats

- A practical understanding of how to go about the valuation process and how to leverage market tools to assist in the process

- an ability to summarise and critique an academic article on valuation-related issues.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

0
Autonomous Student Learning

130
Total

154

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is delivered on a face to face basis. The classes consist of a combination of lectures, group work and individual student reinforcement of learning by completing problem sets built around the theory imparted during the lectures. The group work is centred around two projects where students are expected to apply valuation theory to analysing and valuing companies in real time.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module is open to MBS financial services and MSc (Quantitative finance) students only.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Company valuation report. The company will be assigned in week 3-4 Week 12 Graded No
55
 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Stock Market Challenge, whereby students form and track a portfolio over the trimester. This project will start in week 3-4 Week 12 Graded No
15
 No
Group Work Assignment: Academic article summary and critique. This will be assigned in week 3-4 Week 11 Graded No
30
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Project feedback will be provided orally in the last class on both projects with feedback provided to each group within 20 days of the project submission.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Paul Ryan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 12:30 - 14:20
Spring Lecture Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 10:00 - 11:50
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