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FMD·SA: Financial Market Designation SA

Specialist Programs

A progressive, South African-built credentialing framework, modelled on CFA Institute and the CMT Association, with SA-original content on the SARB, JSE, SAFEX, Regulation 28 and the FSCA woven through every tier. Each designation builds on the one before it, starting with RI(SA) and working up.

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Corporate Solutions

Institutional-grade advisory, training and audit engagements for funds, corporate finance teams, treasuries and family offices, delivered directly by the CTA Research team.

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Wealth Management

Portfolio management and advisory built on the same research process behind CTA Research's institutional coverage, for individuals, families and family offices who want the analysis, not just access to it.

CTA Research: Live Sessions

Events

Upcoming webinars and workshops run by the CTA Research team — live market briefings, valuation workshops and exam-prep clinics. Registration is handled directly over WhatsApp so the team can confirm your seat and send joining details.

CTA Research: Property Portfolio

Properties

Property deals CTA Research owns or is actively working on, alongside opportunities we're inviting partners and investors to join us in acquiring. Every listing shows the deal terms, capital required and current status.

CTA Research: Tools & Analytics

Training Technologies

Hands-on tools for the Pro Equity Research Program — the calculator suite CTA Research uses internally, and a simulation for practicing the judgement calls behind it. Educational only, not financial advice.

CTA Research: Training Technologies
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Equity Valuation Tool

The intrinsic value calculator suite CTA Research uses internally — now live on the site, tool by tool. Educational tools for the Pro Equity Research Program, not financial advice.

1. Quality Scorecard

Score ROE, Debt/Equity, Margin, EPS Growth, Dividend Track Record & BV Growth Consistency to see if the business is worth valuing.

2. BV Growth & Stability Chart

Step 1: Current BV/Share, prior BV/Share & years → CAGR. Step 1b: plot up to 10 years of BVPS with R² trend check to confirm it's stable enough for a DCF.

3. DCF Calculator

Project future book value and dividends, discount back to today's value, and get a BUY/HOLD/OVERVALUED call vs. market price.

4. FCFF Calculator

Enterprise Value DCF for growth/capital-intensive names — projects Unlevered FCFF, discounts at WACC, solves EV → Equity Value → per share.

5. Relative Valuation (Comps)

Value a company against up to 5 peers using P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B and P/S — cross-check against your DCF/FCFF number.

6. Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP)

Value each business segment separately, then add them up, for multi-segment companies like Tesla, Amazon or Naspers.

7. Sensitivity Table

See how Intrinsic Value / Share swings across a grid of discount rate and growth rate assumptions — a heatmap view of your valuation's key risk.

8. Reverse Calculator

Flip the FCFF model around: feed in today's market price and solve for the revenue growth rate the market is already pricing in.

CTA Research: Training Technologies
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Ticker™

You're an analyst against 3 AI rivals. Roll, buy stocks, dig into full research reports, answer valuation & compliance questions, and try to get promoted by the PM. The whole point is to build the analyst mindset — reading fundamentals, catalysts, financials, valuation, comps and technicals — before you commit to a position. Simulation for training purposes — all prices and figures are randomly generated each game.

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BV Growth & Stability Chart

Step 1 — BV Growth (CAGR): work out a historical Book Value CAGR from two data points. Step 1b — Stability Chart: plot up to 10 years of BVPS to confirm the trend is consistent enough to trust in a DCF. Yahoo Finance: Balance Sheet → Total Equity ÷ shares outstanding.

Step 1 — BV Growth (CAGR)

Enter two Book Value / Share figures and the number of years between them.

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)

Step 1b — Book Value Stability Chart

Only fill in the years you have data for — leave the rest blank.

Educational tool for the Pro Equity Research Program — not financial advice. All inputs are user-estimated; past growth does not guarantee future performance. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Business Quality Scorecard

Before running any valuation, answer this: is this business worth valuing? Enter 6 key metrics below. Rates profitability, stability, leverage and shareholder returns, then tells you whether your DCF can be trusted.

Inputs & Scoring

Total Score
Tier
Strong Metrics
Weak Metrics

Educational tool for the Pro Equity Research Program — not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Intrinsic Value Calculator (DCF)

Projects future book value growth and dividends, then discounts back at your chosen discount rate — typically the 10-year government bond yield. Carry your CAGR across from Step 1.

Core Inputs

Future Book Value
Total Dividends Received
Discount Factor
Intrinsic Value / Share

Year-by-Year Walkthrough

YearBV StartBV EndDividendPV of DividendCumulative PV

Educational tool for the Pro Equity Research Program — not financial advice. All inputs are user-estimated. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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FCFF Calculator (Enterprise Value DCF)

For growth, industrial, or capital-intensive companies (e.g. Tesla) where free cash flow — not book value or dividends — drives worth. Projects Unlevered FCFF, discounts at WACC, and solves Enterprise Value → Equity Value → per share.

A. Revenue & Cash Flow Inputs

B. Discount Rate (WACC) Inputs

Cost of Equity
After-Tax Cost of Debt
WACC

C. Terminal Value & Valuation Bridge

5-Year Unlevered FCFF Projection

YrGrowthRevenueEBITNOPAT+D&A−CapEx−ΔNWCFCFFPV of FCFF
Terminal Value
PV of Terminal Value
Sum PV of Explicit FCFF
Enterprise Value
Equity Value
Intrinsic Value / Share

Best suited for growth / capital-intensive companies with forecastable revenue, margins and capex — not banks/insurers or pre-revenue names. Educational tool only, not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Relative Valuation (Comps)

Values a company by comparing it to similar peers using P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B and P/S multiples — cross-check this against your DCF or FCFF intrinsic value.

A. Peer Comparables (up to 5 peers)

Peer CompanyP/EEV/EBITDAP/BP/S
Peer Average
Peer Median

B. Target Company Inputs

C. Implied Share Value per Method

MethodImplied — Peer AvgImplied — Peer Median
P/E × EPS
EV/EBITDA × EBITDA, less Net Debt/Share
P/B × Book Value/Share
P/S × Revenue/Share
Blended Implied Value

D. Company's Own Multiple & PEG

Company's Own P/E
vs. Peer Average P/E
PEG Ratio
PEG Reading

E. Verdict (Blended Implied Value — Peer Average)

Margin of Safety
Call

Peer multiples must be checked and refreshed by you — they are not live data. Educational tool only, not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP) Valuation

For multi-segment companies (Tesla, Amazon, Naspers) where one blended growth/discount rate can't fairly describe very different businesses under one roof. Value each segment separately, then add the pieces together.

A. Business Segments (name, value each segment — tick "Subtract" for overhead/costs)

SegmentValuation MethodSubtract?Segment EV
Total Enterprise Value

B. Equity Value & Intrinsic Value / Share

Equity Value
SOTP Intrinsic Value / Share

C. Verdict

Margin of Safety
Call

Compare this to the plain FCFF Calculator verdict for the same company — SOTP is usually higher for multi-segment growth companies. Segment values are user-estimated; educational tool only, not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Sensitivity Table

Every DCF-style valuation lives or dies on two assumptions: your discount rate and your growth rate. This grid uses the Gordon Growth (perpetuity) model — Value = Cash Flow × (1+g) ÷ (r − g) — to show how Intrinsic Value / Share moves as those two assumptions shift around your base case.

A. Base Case Inputs

B. Intrinsic Value / Share Grid

Rows = Discount Rate, Columns = Growth Rate. Centre cell (bold border) is your base case. If a price is entered, cells are shaded green (undervalued) or magenta (overvalued) by margin of safety.

Base Case Intrinsic Value / Share
Base Case Margin of Safety

The perpetuity model breaks down when the discount rate is at or below the growth rate — those cells show "n/a". Educational tool only, not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Reverse Calculator

Instead of forecasting growth and solving for a fair price, this flips the FCFF model around: enter today's market price and it solves — via the same Enterprise Value → Equity Value → per-share bridge as the FCFF Calculator — for the flat annual revenue growth rate over the next 5 years that the market is already paying for.

A. Target Price & Revenue Inputs

B. Discount Rate (WACC) Inputs

Cost of Equity
After-Tax Cost of Debt
WACC

C. Terminal Value & Capital Structure

D. Implied Growth Rate

Implied Required Revenue Growth Rate (flat, Yrs 1–5)

5-Year Unlevered FCFF at Implied Growth

YrRevenueEBITNOPAT+D&A−CapEx−ΔNWCFCFFPV of FCFF
Terminal Value
PV of Terminal Value
Sum PV of Explicit FCFF
Enterprise Value
Equity Value
Implied Value / Share (check — should ≈ price)

Assumes a flat (non-ramping) growth rate across the explicit 5-year period, unlike the forward FCFF Calculator's Year 1 → Year 5 ramp. Best suited for growth / capital-intensive companies — not banks/insurers or pre-revenue names. Educational tool only, not financial advice. CTA Research (Pty) Ltd · Johannesburg.

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Private Lending

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Corporate Lending

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CTA Research | Analyst Laboratory

The Analyst Laboratory

Research first. Presentation second. Capital last. Every analyst proves it in a written report and a live pitch before they ever trade a cent of Lab money.

Apply to the Lab

Our Thesis

The Analyst Laboratory is CTA Research’s proprietary trading division. We do not manage client money and we do not sell tips — we trade our own capital and build analysts.

The Lab exists to prove that disciplined equity research holds up under real accountability. Every analyst is judged on the quality of their thinking — on paper and out loud — long before they’re judged on a P&L.

How It Works

  1. Research Report — Analysts write a full equity research report on a company of their choosing: business description, industry positioning, valuation, financial analysis, risks and ESG.
  2. Voice Presentation — Analysts record a 5-minute-plus pitch presenting and defending their investment thesis.
  3. Formal Evaluation — Both the report and the pitch are scored by CTA Research against a fixed standard before anything else happens.
  4. Capital Deployment — Only analysts who pass both stages are approved to trade Lab capital, under defined risk limits.

Research reporting comes first. Presentation comes second. Trading is the reward for getting the first two right — not the starting point.

For Analysts

You get:

  1. Capital: Trade the firm’s book, not your savings, once you’re approved
  2. Structured Feedback: Formal scoring on every report and every pitch
  3. Framework: Market Degree® training through the PM(SA) curriculum
  4. Recognition: Performance-based upside tied to your track record

We expect:

  1. Original Work: Your report and pitch are your own, properly researched
  2. Radical Honesty: Losses are studied, not hidden
  3. Community: Time given back teaching Academy students

Access: Private facility. Invite-only. No walk-ins.

For Academy Students

The Lab funds your tuition. Every loss we take becomes a case study you learn from. Top Academy performers get invited to submit a report and pitch for Lab consideration.

Join Research Club: Get access to Morning & Monthly Meetings for R199.99/3 months. Learn alongside in-house analysts.

Join The Laboratory

We hire for character, train for skill.

Requirements:

  1. PM(SA) Level 2 complete
  2. Submit a written equity research report
  3. Record a 5-minute-plus voice presentation/pitch defending it
  4. Pass CTA Research’s formal evaluation of both

Analyst Laboratory Application

Fields marked * are required.

Personal Details
Academy Progress
Trading & Experience
Availability

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CTA Research | Analyst Laboratory is a division of CTA Research Group (Pty) Ltd. We trade proprietary capital only. We are not an authorized Financial Services Provider. We do not provide advice to the public. All research is for internal use and education.

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