Business Valuation

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
BUSI 1010
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Course ID
200282
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

The course explores the theory and practical application of deriving intrinsic value. Students will critically analyse real company data, estimate costs of capital, forecast using pro-forma, apply a cash flow model, and justify results. The course also explores the foundations of fixed income securities and their use in trading strategies. Students will reverse-engineer spot and forward rates using bootstrapping; examine, derive, and understand duration and convexity; and construct active bond trading strategies.

  • Equity Valuation
  • Debt Valuation

Course learning outcomes

  • Critically analyse publicly available information on financial market and company data used in valuation models based on in practice methodology.
  • Conduct valuation techniques using forecasting and discount models based on in practice methodology.
  • Conduct multiples analysis and relative valuation using real-world data based on in practice methodology.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of foundational fixed income security characteristics, term structure of interest rate theories, and risk exposure in financial markets.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of duration and convexity and implications for trading strategies in financial markets.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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