ValueAdd Research and Analytics Solutions Research Analyst Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Assignment is for Freshers/ 2 years experience in IB/Credit:
- Mainly 1 Credit Model (Basic Company Analysis
Recommendation:
1) Focus more on Positives and Negatives
2) Refer Published Credit Reports
3) Do a complete web research/News Articles
4) Ensure you also check for its competitor
- IB (Company Profiles, Comps, Precedent transactions)
1. Ensure you design the slide professionally and well.
2. For Public comps, ensure you check the company’s core business are in-line and all the market data are reflecting correct.
3. Enure the EV cal. Is correct and simply mention if exclusion of any (eg. Exclusion of lease from debt which cal. EV)
4. Precedent Transaction: Although Databases are not available, Google Research provides atleast 5-6 deals details easily with multiples. Try to find listed entities deals for that matter, easy to get multiples from SEC filings.

If you are asked to Analyse one company, please include combination of everything mentioned above (Credit and IB both), This is highly recommended for good points

• Q1. About the Assignment
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• Q2. Related to Company Profiles, Comps, Precedent Transactions
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• Q3. Financial related questions - Ratios (Definitely), More importantly understanding links of ratio
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• Q4. If Credit - Bond Comps, Basic Understand of analysis of company
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• Q1. Round with CEO - More about yourself
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• Q2. Gives some case study questions just to see how you think. For e.g. might ask revenue model of hotel industry, manufacturing industry and so on.
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• Q3. Ratios focus and more on its understanding
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