Company Valuation, accounting homework help

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Company Valuation, accounting homework help

I will definitely be using more than one plagiarism checker (a couple that I pay for) on this assignment and also searching the internet for any papers that remotely look like the paper provided by you.  I need 100% authenticity, if you cannot provide, please do not request to do the assignment.

Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research Facebook’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) and subsequent financial performance. Based on your research:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Evaluate 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. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Predict 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. Provide support for your prediction.
  5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

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.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 320 Assignment 3: Company Valuation
Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Evaluate 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. Provide support for your response. Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your response. Partially 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. Partially provided support for your response. Satisfactorily 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. Satisfactorily provided support for your response. 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. 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. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Partially 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. Satisfactorily 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. 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. 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. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale. Partially 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. Partially provided support for your rationale. Satisfactorily 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. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale. 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. Assess 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. Provide support for your suggestions. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your suggestions. Partially 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. Partially provided support for your suggestions. Satisfactorily 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. Satisfactorily provided support for your suggestions. 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. 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. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Partially 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. Satisfactorily 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. 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. Predict 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. Provide support for your prediction. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely 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. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your prediction. Partially 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. Partially provided support for your prediction. Satisfactorily 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. Satisfactorily provided support for your prediction. 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.
7. 3-5 references Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% More than 6 errors present 5-6 errors present 3-4 errors present 0-2 errors present