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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

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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.

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Review the concept of WACC

Andrew Stolz

The formula implies the return an investor expects from a risk-free investment plus the return from the stock in relation to market volatility. The market risk premium is calculated from a market rate of return less a risk-free rate. Suitability and limitation.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

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Rf = Risk-free Rate. Rm – Rf) = Equity Market Risk Premium. DCF WACC—similar to the above except that it calculates a different WACC in each forecast period based on a changing capital structure (D/E) and thus a changing beta in each period. Now, we need to calculate the discount rate. .