We derive a consistent valuation approach integrating the interdependent effects of cash dividends, share repurchases, and active debt management while considering personal taxes. Additionally, we identify effects of share repurchases on the cost of equity by deriving appropriate adjustment...

In corporate valuation, it is common to assume either passive or active debt management. However, it is questionable whether these pure financing policies reflect the real financing policies of firms with a sufficient degree of accuracy. This shortcoming has led to the development of mixed...

The valuation of firms is one of the topics that valuation theorists and practitioners have addressed since the early stages of economic sciences. Firm valuations are regularly conducted using discounted cash flow (DCF) models in which expected future cash flows are discounted at...

Investitionen in Form von Unternehmensakquisitionen haben für die durchführenden Unternehmen eine große strategische und finanzielle Bedeutung. Auch für den Verkäufer stellt der Verkauf des Unternehmens eine bedeutende Vermögensumschichtung dar, die ihm eine Änderung seiner Kapital- und...

The objective of our paper is to analyze, how valuation practice deals with inflation especially for the terminal value, and how company value is influenced by assumptions set by practitioners. For that reason, we examine how vulnerable companies could be regarding struggles to pass on...