Nov 25, 2025

Case Study - Valuation

Hello,

I have got a question on valuations in case studies with limited information.

I did a case study recently and struggled to come up with a detailed valuation. The format was straightforward, I received a bond memorandum and had two days to deliver a model and a memo.

I wanted to do a valuation based on comps at first, but all competitors were private (the company is PE owned)and I couldn't find any transaction data. I ended up doing a DCF, but the book equity was negative and I assumed a 50/50 debt/equity split for the WACC.

How would you approach this? Needless to say I did not get the job, because my valuation was not sufficiently justified.

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