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20 Week PE Interview Prep - LBO Modeling Exam Fundamentals of Modeling LBOs - ANSWER ️️ EV/EBITDA is most common multiple for LBOs EV is used because sponsors buy equity in the company but also have to worry about the existing debt because if they are adding more debt on they will most likely break the covenants of the existing debt e.g. company with 600 equity and 200 of debt, the 200 debt will have to be taken into consideration, also new debt will have to be considered so debt is v...

the larger the % difference between market prices & estimated values, - correct answer the more likely the investor is to take a position based on estimate of intrinsic (fundamental) value the more confident the investor is about the appropriateness of the valuation model, - correct answer the more likely investor is to take an investment position in an overvalued/ undervalued stock if analyst is more confident of hi...

LBO Modeling / LBO Modelling Exam from Wall Street Prep 2024 PASS A+ What do LBO FCF's tell us? - ANSWER-Tells you how much cash is available to repay *debt principal* each year after already paying for normal expenses and debt interest Can a PE firm earn a solid return if it buys a company for $1 billion and sells it for $1 billion 5 years? - ANSWER-Yes, if it uses a certain amount of debt to purchase the company- if they raise $500m, and use $500 cash, the company's FCF's are able ...

what is value - what people are willing to pay for (what the buyer pays) who said, "Value is what people are willing to pay for" - John Naisbitt 2 primary types of valuation - 1. relative valuation 2. intrinsic valuation relative valuation refers to what - methods that compare the price of a company to the market value of similar assets intrinsic value refers to what - the value of a company through fundamental analysis without reference to its market value but instead around its abilit...

LBO Modeling / LBO Modelling Exam from Wall Street Prep 2024 PASS A+ What do LBO FCF's tell us? - ANSWER-Tells you how much cash is available to repay *debt principal* each year after already paying for normal expenses and debt interest Can a PE firm earn a solid return if it buys a company for $1 billion and sells it for $1 billion 5 years? - ANSWER-Yes, if it uses a certain amount of debt to purchase the company- if they raise $500m, and use $500 cash, the company's FCF's are able ...

20 Week PE Interview Prep - LBO Modeling Exam Fundamentals of Modeling LBOs - ANSWER ️️ EV/EBITDA is most common multiple for LBOs EV is used because sponsors buy equity in the company but also have to worry about the existing debt because if they are adding more debt on they will most likely break the covenants of the existing debt e.g. company with 600 equity and 200 of debt, the 200 debt will have to be taken into consideration, also new debt will have to be considered so debt is v...

LBO MODEL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ RATED What is an LBO in simple terms/an analogy? (use analogy in terms of a house) It's like buying a house for 500k, operating it for a few years, and selling it at a higher value What is the main idea of an LBO in real life? Private equity firms buy a company using a combination of debt and equity, and then they sell it 3-5 years into the future to realize a return. How do PE firms pay off the interest a...

3 Major Valuation Methods - Answer-Comparable Companies (public Comps) Precedent Transactions (Acquisition Comps) Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Rank the 3 Valuation Methods - Answer-Trick question- no ranking always holds Precedent transactions> comparable companies due to the control premium built into acquisitions DCF could go either way but it's best to say that it's more variable than other methods. Often it produces the highest value but can produce the lowest depending on your a...

Would you be calculating Enterprise Value or Equity Value when using a multiple based on free cash flow or EBITDA? Enterprise Value. EBITDA and free cash flow represent cash flows that are available to repay holders of a company's debt and equity, so a multiple based on one of those two metrics would describe the value of the firm to all investors. What does Balance Sheet show? What's the equation? It is a snapshot of the company's economic resources and funding for those economic r...

What are characteristics of a good candidate for an LBO? Steady Cash flows Limited Business Risk Low CAPEX / Working Capital Strong Management Opportunity for Cost Reduction High asset base value Low R&D Steady industry What are some way to increase the IRR of an LBO? Reduce the purchase Price Increase Debt Increase the exit multiple Increase the company's growth rate Cut more costs Dividend recap Leverage Reduce Capex and Working Capital Why is leverage used by private equity firms when buyi...