ECON 4590:Applied Equity Valuation

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair, and FIN 3100, 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College. Membership in Student Managed Investment Fund.
This course presents the practical applications of economic and quantitative analysis to determine the intrinsic value of a publicly-traded firm. Students apply contemporary valuation techniques to value an actual firm and prepare a comprehensive investment report based on an evaluation of industry-level economic and competitive conditions, and firm-specific operating risk and financial projections.