Valuation & project economics

What was rejected

16 candidates did not meet the course criteria.

• High-level summary that omits detailed methods and explanations for differing valuer estimates.
• Does not explain why different valuers arrive at different property valuations.
• covers inflation only, without discounting
• Does not explain how the discount rate / cost of capital is calculated or determined (e.g., via WACC or risk adjustments).
• Presents the formula without a worked cash flow
• Does not explain the hurdle rate or the investment decision rule comparing IRR against a required rate of return.
• Does not explicitly mention or explain the term Net Present Value (NPV), showing only its mathematical formula briefly on screen.
• Does not explain the major limitations/weaknesses of payback period, such as ignoring cash flows that occur after the payback point.
• The video focuses on defining and calculating the payback period for even cash flows, but does not explain why payback period alone is insufficient or detail its major limitations such as ignoring cash flows after payback.
• Frames DCF purely as equity/stock valuation (EBIT, share price, market cap) with no transferable asset-level logic
• Frames DCF purely as equity/stock valuation (EBIT, share price, market cap) with no transferable asset-level logic
• This video focuses on the Land & Building (Cost Approach) method rather than the Comparable Market Approach.
• Provides a qualitative explanation with a car insurance analogy but lacks numerical calculations or specific real estate breakdown of land value plus rebuild cost.
• The video focuses specifically on shadow pricing rather than explicitly contrasting economic appraisal (EIRR) with financial appraisal (FIRR).
• The video focuses primarily on corporate shadow price definitions rather than contrasting economic and financial project appraisal.
• Lists the methods without any guidance on selection