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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

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Different types of discount rates such as risk-free rate, cost of equity, or cost of debt, are used contextually in financial analysis. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method uses the discount rate to consider all future cash flows of a business when calculating its current value.

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Moonshots

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Managers who anticipate these agency problems won’t invest in a moonshot even if they believe it has a positive net present value. Investors are willing to finance an innovation project when early results from the project – revenue trends, user growth, clinical trial data – reliably indicate future profits.

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M&A Terms Every Business Owner Should Know

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You may hear Asset Value used in place of Book Value, but this is not precisely correct because Book Value includes not only Asset Value, but also subtracts the value of liabilities of a company. It is typically the highest risk/highest potential return portion of a company’s capital structure.

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M&A Valuation Methods: Your Essential Guide with 7 Key Methods

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Valutico | May 7, 2024 Valuation is really important in finance. This guide talks about the main ways we figure out value during M&A deals, why they’re useful, and what challenges they bring. Some techniques include comparing companies in the market, estimating future cash flows, and assessing the value of tangible assets.

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Modeling Managers as EPS Maximizers

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In business schools, managers are taught to maximize the net present value (NPV) of future cash flows. We propose a theory of corporate finance based on the idea that firm managers maximize EPS: the difference between net operating profits and interest expense divided by total shares outstanding.