Investment Banking 101: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis [7/13/2026] (Recording)

This session is designed for rising college sophomores. We will walk through a DCF from first principles, using a simple business example to understand how investors estimate future cash flows and convert them into a present-day valuation. Students will learn the intuition behind each component of a DCF. The goal is not to memorize formulas, but to understand why a DCF works and how finance professionals use it to determine what a business is worth. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Understand the key components of a DCF model. Explain the concept of discounting future cash flows. Understand how assumptions impact valuation. Calculate a basic DCF valuation. Interpret the results of a DCF analysis. Prerequisite: Familiarity with basic income statement concepts is recommended, but no prior modeling experience is required.