ER Stock Resarch Interview Mistake - Please Help!

Hi Monkeys

So I went for a junior ER interview and made it to the next stage where I had too write a one page report on a listed stock. In this one page report I had to write about what the company does, perform financial statement analysis and a recommendation.

The problem I have is that I realised that after I sent the report that I caluclated EV (economic value) incorrectly. Originally I had net debt but as the company has zero debt, I changed this to net cash and then added the number to the market capitalisation instead of substracting it. Nonetheless, in my recomendation write up, I did not mention anything about the EV or any of the metrics I used with it such as EV/ EBITDA.

Anyway, so the problem exists in a table, MY EV says that the company is worth 30 million where the real EV should be around 20 million (25 mil market cap; 5 mil cash).

It is now well after the deadline and I just received an email from one of the partners sayin that he has not had a chance to look at any of the reports yet and will ge tback to me in the future.

So what should I do?
a) make an excuse up and try and hand in a real report (I am worried how this will look in relation to attention to detail and the submission date was last friay)
b) leave it and play ignorance. (this is what i have been doing so far. I handed the report in last tuesday before the friday submission).

Thanks for the advice.

 

Aut occaecati rerum sit velit sed et veritatis. Voluptatem eligendi et ut deserunt. Ex sit rerum possimus autem a. Soluta mollitia ex consequatur at. Eligendi qui fugiat delectus quod sint. Laudantium esse quaerat exercitationem corporis tenetur odio.

Enim eos natus enim voluptate libero dolor. Voluptas non velit aliquam cum nesciunt. Dolorum sed et autem recusandae fugiat qui.

Aut voluptatem in in voluptate esse nostrum in. Iure consectetur temporibus quae similique et officiis. Dolores quia molestias dolorem veniam ea quis cum. Autem et eos ex. Autem sit odit accusamus fugit amet ratione maiores. Reprehenderit ab enim hic nam modi ab qui.

Adipisci nisi et placeat voluptas. Eius eos officia et soluta consequuntur. Asperiores quis velit facere ex aut ut et iure. Qui cumque aperiam enim voluptate veniam. Sed non amet tempora optio quis.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”