Valutico

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In DCF analysis, the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), representing the average return required by all stakeholders, is commonly used as the discount rate. The discount rate must be carefully chosen to reflect unique company risks and characteristics, and also changes in economic conditions.

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Andrew Stolz

MARCH 20, 2020

Weight average cost of capital (WACC) is a calculation of a firm’s cost of capital which includes all sources of capital such as common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds. A firm uses a mix of equity and debt to minimize the cost of capital. The formula is expressed in the following.

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Valutico

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But here, we use what interest we could get from an alternative investment in the market, called the Market Rate. Discount Factor (using Market Rate: r=10%). But first, a quick aside, which you can feel free to skip if you want to jump ahead: Why Do We Use the Market Rate to Calculate the Discount Factor? You get: Year.

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