{"id":16434,"date":"2021-06-16T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/?p=16434"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:36:44","slug":"applications-of-equity-valuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/study-notes\/cfa-level-2\/applications-of-equity-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications of Equity Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": {\r\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n    \"name\": \"Applications of equity valuation\",\r\n    \"text\": \"Which of the following is least likely an application of equity valuation?\\n\\nA. The valuation of business strategies and models.\\n\\nB. Stock selection.\\n\\nC. 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Stock Selection<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Equity valuation is used to determine whether a security is fairly priced, overpriced, or underpriced compared to its intrinsic value and compared to the price of comparable securities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>II. Deducing Market Expectations<\/h3>\r\n<p>A share&#8217;s market price reflects investors&#8217; expectations about a company&#8217;s future performance. An analyst can evaluate these expectations relative to their own and\/or use them as a benchmark for evaluating other companies.<\/p>\r\n<h3>III. Evaluating Corporate Events<\/h3>\r\n<p>Valuation analysis is used to assess the impact of corporate events like mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs on a company&#8217;s cash flows and consequently the value of its securities.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A <em><strong>merger<\/strong><\/em> is a combination of two companies.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>An <em><strong>acquisition<\/strong><\/em> is a combination of two companies where one company, referred to as an acquirer purchases most or all the shares of another, called the target.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A <em><strong>divesture<\/strong><\/em> is when a company disposes of its assets or a business unit.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A <em><strong>spin-off<\/strong><\/em> is when a company separates one of its divisions to create a new legal entity, but its shares are only issued proportionately to current shareholders.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>IV. Rendering Fairness Opinion<\/h3>\r\n<p>Third parties may be required to establish if the value paid for the firm is fair on corporate events like mergers. This is done by using valuation models.<\/p>\r\n<h3>V. Evaluating Business Strategies and Models<\/h3>\r\n<p>Companies use valuation models to evaluate their strategies&#8217; impact on shareholders&#8217; wealth.<\/p>\r\n<h3>VI. Communicating with Analysts and Shareholders.<\/h3>\r\n<p>Valuation models provide a basis for discussion between shareholders, management, and analysts on corporate issues that affect a company&#8217;s value.<\/p>\r\n<h3>VII. Appraising Private Business<\/h3>\r\n<p>Valuation models are used to value companies that are not publicly traded for transactional purposes (e.g., acquisition of such companies) or tax purposes (e.g., the taxation of estates).<\/p>\r\n<h3>VIII. Share-based Compensation<\/h3>\r\n<p>Valuation models are used to estimate the value of share-based executive compensation, e.g., restricted stock grants.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h2>Question<\/h2>\r\n<p>Which of the following is <em>least likely<\/em> an application of equity valuation?<\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\r\n\t<li>The valuation of business strategies and models.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Stock selection.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>A merger.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4>Solution<\/h4>\r\n<p><strong>The correct answer is C.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The question asks which is <em><strong>not<\/strong> <\/em>an application of equity valuation. A merger is not an application of equity valuation. Evaluation of the impact of corporate events like mergers is an application of equity valuation.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>A is incorrect. <\/strong>Evaluation of business strategies and models on the impact of shareholder wealth is an application of equity valuation techniques.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>B is incorrect. <\/strong>Stock selection is an application of equity valuation techniques. These techniques are used to determine whether a security is underpriced, fairly priced, or overpriced.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Reading 22: Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes<\/p>\r\n<p><em>LOS 22 (d) Describe applications of equity valuation.<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equity valuation models and techniques are used to achieve the following: I. 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