Purpose - The aim is to evaluate the performance of symmetric and asymmetric ARCH models in forecasting both the one-day-ahead Value-at-Risk (VaR) and the realized intra-day volatility of two equity indices in the Athens Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach - Two volatility specifications...

Chapter 1: Corporate Financial Analysis -- Chapter 2: The financial and economic forecast -- Chapter 3: The cost of capital for private businesses -- Chapter 4: Business valuation through market multiples -- Chapter 5: Conclusions - Putting all together for valuing a start - up.

The proper forecasting of listed companies' earnings is crucial for their appropriate pricing. This paper compares forecast errors of different univariate time-series models applied for the earnings per share (EPS) data for Polish companies from the period between the last financial crisis of...