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Trading comparables

Picking peers, cleaning the numbers and reading the multiples.

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Core 4

  1. 01 Walk me through a trading comparables analysis. Frequently askedInternAnalyst
  2. 02 Which multiples would you use, and which value goes with which metric? InternAnalyst
  3. 03 Is a P/E of 15 high? Intern Plus
  4. 04 Why are forward multiples lower than trailing ones for a growing company, and which do you show? Analyst Plus

Intermediate 4

  1. 01 How do you choose the peer group, and what if there are no good comparables? Analyst
  2. 02 What do you adjust before calculating trading multiples? Analyst Plus
  3. 03 Why can two companies with similar growth trade at very different multiples? AnalystAssociate Plus
  4. 04 A company looks cheap on EV/EBITDA but expensive on P/E. How can that be? Analyst Plus