Hi fellow WSO's! First time post here- I would be super appreciative of anyone that can assist me with these interview questions. How would a financial sponsor value a company with an increasing EPS? How would you value a gold mine? How would you value a lithium producer? How would you value a copper producer? What impact does interest rates have on financial sponsors and corporates? How do you look at tax depreciation in assets? Thank you so much! Eric

There's some info / context missing for some of the questions you posted here, but here's some elements of a response below: - for M&M coverage, you usually do a DCF, coz the cash flow will be generally predictable (you know roughly how much reserves the mine has of x ore and what the capacity is), then you multiply the forecast production line by some price forecast from one of the industry research guys (eg Wood Mackenzie), then work your day down the usual cash flow waterfall.

Metals and Mining Interview Questions

Hi fellow WSO's!

First time post here- I would be super appreciative of anyone that can assist me with these interview questions.

How would a financial sponsor value a company with an increasing EPS?
How would you value a gold mine?
How would you value a lithium producer?
How would you value a copper producer?
What impact does interest rates have on financial sponsors and corporates?
How do you look at tax depreciation in assets?

Thank you so much!

Eric

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