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Challenge

Build an Enterprise-to-Common-Equity Value Bridge

Reconcile operating enterprise value to common equity and per-share value. Expose debt-like claims, restricted cash, minority interests, and share-count assumptions.

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Challenge brief

What you are building

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

A finance team reviewing a transaction valuation bridge.

Reconcile operating enterprise value to common equity and per-share value. Expose debt-like claims, restricted cash, minority interests, and share-count assumptions.

Key: valuation_id + claim_id.

Fields: claim_type, amount, currency, inclusion_policy, evidence_id, effective_date.

Use one treatment for each item. Restricted cash and option proceeds require explicit policies.

Classify claims and cash under a supplied policy.

Reconcile enterprise value to common equity.

Calculate per-share results under disclosed dilution assumptions.

Export an exception queue and bridge workbook.

An enterprise-to-equity waterfall with disputed classifications and share-count scenario controls.

A claims classification ledger.

A value bridge with item-level evidence and unresolved classifications.

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.

Each claim enters the bridge at most once.

Preferred and noncontrolling claims are not silently assigned to common holders.

Missing debt classification blocks an unqualified per-share result.

The denominator matches the stated dilution convention.

Identical enterprise values can produce different common equity because net claims differ.

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

Full target: Combine a fictional enterprise value with public balance-sheet categories and a synthetic capitalization schedule. Attach evidence to each inclusion decision.

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

pandas, Pydantic, openpyxl

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.

Classification disputes require analyst review. Do not resolve them through unsupported model assertions.

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

Classification disputes require analyst review. Do not resolve them through unsupported model assertions. 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 claims classification ledger. A value bridge with item-level evidence and unresolved classifications. 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

  • Classify claims and cash under a supplied policy.

  • Reconcile enterprise value to common equity.

  • Calculate per-share results under disclosed dilution assumptions.

  • Export an exception queue and bridge workbook.

Resources and assets

Reference links and supporting material

Dataset notes

2 attached dataset file(s), including two visible synthetic starter cases. VAL-02 and VAL-04 simplified forecast and claim inputs. Not filings or observed market prices. 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

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Evaluation checks
  • Rubric dimension 1
  • Rubric dimension 2
  • Rubric dimension 3
Configured evaluation evidence
  • 2 public reference cases
Configured runtime
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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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