MODULE 3
EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

DAY TWO Tuesday, July 24th
BOTTOM UP APPROACHES & DERIVATIVES
EQUITY VALUATION AT THE INDIVIDUAL COMPANY LEVEL
  • Share Prices and Market Capitalisation
  • Book Value, Price to Book Value
  • P/E ration and how they are determined
  • Price/Sales Multiples
  • Return on Equity and EPS as measures of performance
  • Du Pont Analysis
  • Enterprise Value and EBITDA
  • CASE STUDY
    A valuation model for IBM
    CASH MATTERS
  • Cash v Accountancy Profit
  • What is Free Cash Flow ("FCF") valuation?
  • The Discounted Cash Flow Model
  • The Gordon Growth Model
  • VALUED ADDED APPROACHES: ROE vs WACC
  • Components of WACC
  • Variations in WACC as the capital structure changes
  • WACC compared with ROE
  • Alternative measures of value added: CFROI etc.
  • USING DERIVATIVES IN EQUITY PORTFOLIOS
    INDEX FUTURES
  • Calculations of hedging requirements using stock index futures
  • Comparisons of returns using hedging techniques & 'going into cash'
  • Using SPDRs & index futures
  • OPTIONS STRATEGIES
  • Portfolio insurance using puts
  • Portfolio hedging using index futures
  • Delta neutral portfolios & dynamic heding
  • Call options strategies
  • CONCLUSION OF EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT MODULE
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