Team Capstone Project

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The Tuck Bridge Capstone Project allows students to apply the skills they acquire in the classroom to analyze and value a real-world business.

Each team will select a publicly-traded company, analyze its business, and determine how much the company is worth. At the end of the program, teams present their recommendations and conclusions to professionals, peers, parents, and members of the Tuck faculty.

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Overview & Objectives

Students calculate their company's intrinsic value — what a rational investor would pay for it, based on an objective read of its cash flows, current performance, and future risk. To do this, Bridge students will learn and apply the discounted cash flow (DCF) method, estimating future cash flows and selecting a discount rate. Along the way, they learn both the fundamental drivers of company value and the competitive/economic forces behind them.

 

Support Along the Way: The Role of Tuck Faculty and Bridge FELLOWS

Students will work closely with a Bridge Fellow (a Tuck MBA student) throughout the project and have access to Tuck's research librarians for data and research support. Bridge faculty will hold sessions applying course material to the project, and each group gets one-on-one time with a faculty member to check progress and ask questions.

 

Goals & Growth: What Students Gain

Bridge students will select a public company, gather data, conduct a series of analyses, create a slideshow that clearly and succinctly communicates their findings, and present their recommendations to an authentic audience. Time management, teamwork, goal setting, and communication will be among the essential life skills that this project will both challenge and nurture.

Participation in the Capstone Project will help prepare students for a wide range of career paths. This experience will help students become better decision-makers and communicators in any organizational setting.

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