Valutico

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The discount rate effectively encapsulates the risk associated with an investment; riskier investments attract a higher discount rate. Different types of discount rates such as risk-free rate, cost of equity, or cost of debt, are used contextually in financial analysis. That’s why it’s called a ‘discounted’ cash flow.

Discounted Cash Flow 52

Discounted Cash Flow Risk Premium Risk-free Rate Weighted Average Cost of Capital 52

Value Scope

JULY 21, 2020

Intangible asset valuation concepts can and should be applied to unique ESG cash flows. This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. Do ESG programs impact firm value? Adjustments to Beta can accomplish this. What about stock price?

Intangible Assets 130

Intangible Assets Beta Alpha Unlevered Beta 130

Value Scope

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The second inflection point was triggered by the “Fundamental Reshaping of Finance” open letter to CEOs on January 14, 2020, by BlackRock Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink. “In Do ESG programs impact firm value? Obviously the lower the discount rate, the higher the valuation, all other items held constant.

Intangible Assets 130

Intangible Assets Alpha Beta Marketability 130