Using IRR to Value Stocks/Businesses
How to Use IRR To Value Stocks
How do you value shares or stocks using the Internal Rate of Return (IRR)?
In this bonus lesson, Owen Rask explains how to use IRR to value stocks and businesses, what to look for and he uses an example for IRR on a hypothetical company.
Covered:
- What is IRR?
- Is high or low IRR better?
- How to calculate IRR using Excel & Google Sheets
- The difference between NPV and IRR
- Using IRR to value a stock/business
- The relationship between IRR and the cost of capital
Who Cares?
IRR is a very simple and easy to understand valuation methodology. In fact, it’s probably too quick and easy!
While our video is short (20min in total), Owen provides a working template that viewers and readers can use to understand the risk-reward for almost any stock on the exchange.
IRR can be used to value:
- Bank stocks
- Tech stocks
- Industrial stocks
- Individual projects (e.g. infrastructure)
- In corporate finance and Private Equity
Click the ‘materials’ tab to download the lesson materials