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Company Valuation
Using the Internet, research Facebook's Initial Public Offering (IPO) and subsequent financial performance. Based on your research:
Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper original, and fresh in which you:
1. Evaluate the valuation and method used to determine the Initial Public Offering value of Face book stock, indicating any miscalculations in the valuation that may have mislead potential investors and how these errors may have been minimized. Provide support for your response.
2. Assess the performance of the stock within the first year of the public offering, indicating the drivers of the performance and the resulting impact to the company performance.
3. Suggest an alternative method of valuation for the company valuation indicated and how it may have yielded a different value and the potential resulting impact to investor decision. Provide support for your rationale.
4. Assess the role of the Chief Executive Officer in relationship to the stock performance, suggesting what the person in that role may have done differently to positively influence the performance of the stock and value to investors. Provide support for your suggestions.
5. Evaluate the risk / reward position to an investor when purchasing stock during an initial public offering, indicating under what circumstances you would advise an investor to do so.
6. Predict the stock price of Face book over the next five years, indicating the key drivers of the performance and the resulting impact to the stock price. Provide support for your prediction.
7. Use at least six (6) quality academic resources in this assignment.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Apply risk-assessment tools to expected rates of return and firm valuations.
- Apply valuation models and techniques using cash-flow, earnings-based, and market-based approaches.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial analysis and reporting.
- Write clearly and concisely about financial analysis and reporting using proper writing mechanics.
Your assignment must follow:
1- Thoroughly evaluated the valuation and method used to determine the Initial Public Offering value of Facebook stock, indicating any miscalculations in the valuation that may have mislead potential investors and how these errors may have been minimized. Thoroughly provided support for your response.
2- Thoroughly assessed the performance of the stock within the first year of the public offering, indicating the drivers of the performance and the resulting impact to the company performance.
3-Thoroughly suggested an alternative method of valuation for the company valuation indicated and how it may have yielded a different value and the potential resulting impact to investor decision. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
4- Thoroughly assessed the role of the Chief Executive Officer in relationship to the stock performance suggesting what he may have done differently to positively influence the performance of the stock and value to investors. Thoroughly provided support for your suggestions.
5- Thoroughly evaluated the risk / reward position to an investor when purchasing stock during an initial public offering, indicating under what circumstances you would advise an investor to do so.
6- Thoroughly predicted the stock price of Facebook over the next five years, indicating the key drivers of the performance and the resulting impact to the stock price. Thoroughly provided support for your prediction, and Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
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