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NPV vs. ROI; IRR or Break-even: which should I use?

break-even analysis Case Interview Corporate Finance Discounted Cash-Flow financial analysis Net Present Value Private Equity ROI calculation
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Francesco
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Hi there, Q: Can any of you advise, with solid justifications, the appropriate case scenarios to use specific metrics of financial evaluation? As simple as it sounds, you should use the one required by the client.  Some ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Case Interview PwC (Financial Services - Transaction Services)

Case Interview case study Corporate Finance Financial Services M&A PwC PwC Interview Transaction Services
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Vlad
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Vlad
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Hi, Corporate finance interviews are different from consulting and are usually much more technical and detailed in financial part. Usually, they give you much more time to prepare and do the model on paper. Depending ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Very confusing ROI/return !!!

BCG Corporate Finance M&A
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Hi there, You do realize these 2 formulas are the exact same, right? "ROI =Net Return on Investment​/Cost on Investment or ROI = (Final Value of Investment − Initial Value of Investment)/ Cost of Investment" Net Return ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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How to move from being a Software Engineer in a big hedge fund to MBB?

Application application process application strength Application timing apply or not Corporate Finance financial analysis Financial risk management firsttime Quantitative risk management
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! It´s not the most obvious move, but there are much more weird ones for sure. As you say, you will need some polishing on client-facing skills and presentation-related skills, but nothing that cannot be done ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Differences between Tactical demand planning and integrated business planning?

Corporate Finance demand and supply financial analysis planning
Neueste Antwort am 22. März 2021
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Hey Santosjh! Could you please clarify the context of your question? If it is a case-related question, please provide the conditions of the problem. Cheers, GB
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Resources to learn corporate valuation in a short time?

Corporate Finance Valuation
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Henning
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I agree with what has been said before. Damodaran is certainly great. There's a good corporate finance class by him available for free (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdu0QPfoYZQ). Having said that, he (and also the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Our client thinks her company has a debt problem. How would you approach this problem?

Cases Corporate Finance debt ratio
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Hello! Overall agree with what you layed out. I would try to deep dive on WHY they key that they may have a debt problem. Finding the root causes of that suspicion will give you a lot of hints. In order to do so ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What’s the meaning of discount rate ‘r’ in NPV?

Corporate Finance Finance MBB NPV
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Sidi
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Sidi
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Hi! simple answer: the discount rate r corresponds to the cost of capital. For equity, the cost of capital corresponds to the opportunity cost of not investing it. This opportunity is the rate of return of riskles ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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NPV of a Perpetuity --> How to improve?

Corporate Finance NPV Valuation
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Hello Dee, Your answer sounds good, you have basically cover all the possibilities. Just remember that there are several ways to increase your yearly cash flow, not only findind new sources of revenues. More over, a g ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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What are typical working capital adjustments that are made for an M&A transaction?

accounting Corporate Finance Deals Deals Strategy M&A
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If Company A is acquiring Company B and they hire a company to do the due diligence, what are typical adjustments that would be made to working capital? thanks,.
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From corporate finance advisory to Management consulting

Corporate Finance Financial Model Valuation
Neueste Antwort am 22. Aug. 2019
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John
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John
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Ex Bain Case Team Leader I Focus on Private Equity I +80 interviews conducted at Bain I All cases based on real life cases
Hi Amed, I would definitely aim for a classic consulting role. It is also not too far away from corporate finance advisory. At Bain, we had many people from Big4 joining from there or their consulting arms. Research t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Type of cases in a somewhat hybrid role - preparation tips

consulting Corporate Finance Finance Financial risk management investment banking Private Equity Quantitative risk management Risk Management
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Vlad
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Vlad
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Hi, I would prepare for the following: Due-diligence of the target company Synergies calculation of two merging companies 1. For DD you can use the following structure: Market Size Growth rates Prof ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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I got a second round interview at KPMG in the Corporate Finance division, what to expect for in terms of the case I get?

Case Interview consulting Corporate Finance KPMG M&A Valuation
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, I would expect an M&A case, detailed in the financial part: Find the relevant information in P&L and Balance sheet Do the simplified valuation using NPV: calculate cash flows and make assumptions abo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Corporate Finance in McKinsey

Case Interview Corporate Finance Greater China M&A McKinsey
Letzte Aktivität am 18. Juli 2017
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Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi, Re 1st question - there are the following differences with a generalist: Additional trainings Separate staffing - You are part of a global practice so you will have opportunities in other countries. You will ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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Corporate Finance Advisory Deparment at McKinsey

consulting Corporate Finance MBB McKinsey
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Alice gab die beste Antwort am 19. Jan. 2017
I cant speak for the German office, but I can speak for the Nordic ones. Often finance-background, e.g. banking for experienced hires, and for entry level masters in finance or similar internship experience. Don't think ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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MBB Private Equity / Corporate Finance Practice - Interview different?

Case Interview Corporate Finance MBB Private Equity
Letzte Aktivität am 7. Mai 2016
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Peter
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Peter
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Ex-Bain & Company Case Team Leader * Placed 40+ MBB candidates as Partner in Europe's leading top-tier Consulting recruiting firm
Most (all?) MBB firms divide our their private equity practices (sometimes divided into CDD and portfolio) from Financial Services. Assuming you're talking about the former, the process is usually the same in terms of c ... (ganze Antwort lesen)
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