Your question is Relative Valuation Ordering. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
How do you rank valuation methodologies from highest to lowest valuation predictions?
Asked in the Phone Interview stage. The interviewer is testing whether you understand how transaction premiums, market multiples, intrinsic value, and sponsor return requirements affect implied valuation.
Assume a normal market, comparable companies with no unusual control premiums, a DCF using reasonable operating assumptions, and an LBO requiring a sponsor return hurdle. There is no company-specific financial data.