Session 9: Corporate Finance: Financing and Control Issues Reading 33: Mergers and Acquisitions
LOS i: Compare and contrast the three major methods for valuing a target company, including the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Which of the following statements concerning valuation using discounted cash flow analysis of takeover candidates is least accurate?
A) |
A disadvantage is that the model is difficult to customize. | |
B) |
A disadvantage is that the model is difficult to apply when free cash flows are negative. | |
C) |
An advantage is that the estimate is based on forecasts of fundamental conditions in the future rather than on current data. | |
An advantage of the discounted cash flow valuation approach is that the model is relatively easy to customize. Both remaining statements are correct as presented. |