Equity Investments

Course Code: FIN 4000

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course provides students with a toolkit for analyzing equity investments. Students will conduct industry and company analysis and learn key valuation methods, including discounted cash flow modeling and how to calculate and interpret price multiples, enterprise value multiples, and asset-based valuations. This course also addresses how securities are exchanged and what constitutes a well-functioning market. Key investing theories are examined, including the efficient market hypothesis, behavioural finance, and implications of active versus passive portfolio management.