Finance

What is DCF?

Discounted cash flow model that values an asset from projected future cash flows.

5 × $100 at 10% → $379 today

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A DCF model discounts…

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DCF sensitivity shows terminal growth drives half the valuation. Update the deck.

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Five $100 stacks, years 1 to 5, pass through the tunnel and each comes out smaller the later its year (91, 83, 75, 68, 62); they pile into the bin and the counter totals them.

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Build a DCF in your finance platform for the acquisition target: five years of free cash flow, a terminal growth of 2 percent, and the value at three discount rates.

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