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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. 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.

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What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

Andrew Stolz

If an investor moves money from the risk-free asset into the stock market, they should expect to earn a return in excess of the risk-free rate, what is called an equity risk premium. What Impacts the Capital Asset Pricing Model? Investments are exposed to two types of risk: systematic and unsystematic.

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Terminal Growth Rate – A Simple Explanation with Formula

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Explaining Free Cash Flow: Cash flow is like the lifeblood of a business (or your personal finances). Free Cash Flow is a specific type of cash flow that focuses on the cash left after the company has covered all its necessary expenses and capital investments needed to maintain and grow the business.