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Challenge

Build a Reverse Valuation Expectations Explorer

Solve for operating assumptions consistent with a supplied market value. Show multiple feasible explanations and cases where the inverse problem has no defensible solution.

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Challenge brief

What you are building

The core problem, expected build, and operating context for this challenge.

An equity research analyst investigating implied expectations.

Solve for operating assumptions consistent with a supplied market value. Show multiple feasible explanations and cases where the inverse problem has no defensible solution.

Key: scenario_id + free_parameter + fixed_assumption_set.

Fields: target_value, parameter_bounds, cashflow_model_version, discount_convention, solver_tolerance.

Identify which parameters are fixed. One price cannot identify many unconstrained assumptions.

Define a bounded forward valuation model.

Solve one declared inverse parameter at a time.

Test alternative fixed assumptions and boundary solutions.

Export feasible sets, residuals, and non-identification warnings.

An implied-assumption chart with fixed-input controls, solver diagnostics, and alternative scenario comparisons.

A forward and inverse valuation engine.

A report separating mathematical solutions from plausible business assumptions.

Runnable local application, setup commands, and a dependency lockfile.

Versioned input data, data dictionary, acquisition instructions, and rights notes.

Calculation traces, source references, assumption records, and exported review artifacts.

A deterministic baseline and tests for normal, incomplete, contradictory, and failure-recovery cases.

A recorded complete workflow with a reproducible manifest and explicit limitations.

Forward evaluation of a solution reproduces the target within tolerance.

Out-of-bounds solutions return an explicit failure.

Multiple feasible solutions remain visible.

Solver convergence is not labeled proof of a market expectation.

The same terminal value implies different cash flow when the discount-growth spread changes.

The attached starter files are prototype inputs. Expected starter answers are visible. They are not independent holdouts.

Full target: Use a fictional target enterprise value, public historical operating context, and bounded analyst-supplied forecast parameters. No live trading data is required.

Complete target contracts and expert review remain pending. Public observations are not historical release vintages.

SciPy, NumPy, Plotly

Use an available model appropriate to the task. Record provider, model identifier, version or retrieval date, settings, cost, and latency. Use deterministic code for calculations. Models may extract, retrieve, or explain evidence. They must not invent missing records, override approval rules, or claim professional authority.

Implied assumptions are conditional model outputs, not observed investor beliefs.

No fabricated records, source citations, professional endorsements, or expert-adjudication claims.

No future-data leakage into dated decisions, model fitting, or historical valuation inputs.

No unauthorized payments, account restrictions, regulatory filings, or production changes.

No automated appraisal certification, tax-compliance determination, or unsupported fraud accusation.

No concealed uncertainty or silently invented inputs required for a numerical conclusion.

Correct domain calculations and justified methods with documented assumptions. Weight: 30.

Source lineage, temporal integrity, rights checks, and explicit synthetic-data labels. Weight: 25.

A working application with review, export, error handling, and reproducible state. Weight: 20.

Adversarial cases, uncertainty, missing-data behavior, and sensitivity analysis. Weight: 15.

Evidence-linked conclusions that distinguish facts, assumptions, and unresolved judgments. Weight: 10. Score each dimension from zero to two. Weighted score = sum(weight * score / 2). A failed safety gate blocks acceptance.

Rules

Participation guide

Implied assumptions are conditional model outputs, not observed investor beliefs. No fabricated records, source citations, professional endorsements, or expert-adjudication claims. No future-data leakage into dated decisions, model fitting, or historical valuation inputs. No unauthorized payments, account restrictions, regulatory filings, or production changes. No automated appraisal certification, tax-compliance determination, or unsupported fraud accusation. No concealed uncertainty or silently invented inputs required for a numerical conclusion.

Delivery guide

How work is evaluated

Evaluation

100-point weighted review with safety gates. Visible starter cases do not establish full application correctness.

Submission format

A forward and inverse valuation engine. A report separating mathematical solutions from plausible business assumptions. Runnable local application, setup commands, and a dependency lockfile. Versioned input data, data dictionary, acquisition instructions, and rights notes. Calculation traces, source references, assumption records, and exported review artifacts. A deterministic baseline and tests for normal, incomplete, contradictory, and failure-recovery cases. A recorded complete workflow with a reproducible manifest and explicit limitations.

Datasets

Challenge datasets

Public datasets, plus the private datasets you have access to.

Evaluation rubric

How submissions are scored

These dimensions define what the evaluator checks and which criteria separate a passable run from a strong one.

Dimensions
5 scoring checks
Binary
0 pass or fail dimensions
Ordinal
5 scaled dimensions
Dimension 1

Score scale
012
Dimension 2

Score scale
012
Dimension 3

Score scale
012
Dimension 4

Score scale
012
Dimension 5

Score scale
012
Learning goals

What you should walk away with

  • Define a bounded forward valuation model.

  • Solve one declared inverse parameter at a time.

  • Test alternative fixed assumptions and boundary solutions.

  • Export feasible sets, residuals, and non-identification warnings.

Resources and assets

Reference links and supporting material

Dataset notes

1 attached dataset file(s), including two visible synthetic starter cases. Complete target data remains pending.

Challenge setup

Configuration summary for this challenge.

Challenge input

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Agent execution

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Evaluated output

No output checks are configured.

Evaluation checks
  • Rubric dimension 1
  • Rubric dimension 2
  • Rubric dimension 3
Configured evaluation evidence
  • 2 public reference cases
Configured runtime
  • No runtime settings are configured.

Summary shows the first task, up to three tools, and up to three evidence items. Open the technical recipe to view all configured items.

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Configured tools

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Evaluation contract

  • Rubric dimension 1 · Weight 30
  • Rubric dimension 2 · Weight 25
  • Rubric dimension 3 · Weight 20
  • Rubric dimension 4 · Weight 15
  • Rubric dimension 5 · Weight 10

Reference cases

  • 2 public reference cases

Workflow tasks

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Recipe freeze marker

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