Este documento es un compendio de los métodos y teorías más utilizados para valorar empresas por descuento de flujos. Los diez métodos descritos son: flujos para las acciones descontados a la rentabilidad exigida a las acciones; free cash flow descontado al WACC; capital cash flows descontados...

The value of tax shields depends only on the nature of the stochastic process of the net increases of debt. The value of tax shields in a world with no leverage cost is the tax rate times the current debt plus the present value of the net increases of debt. We develop valuation formulae for a...

This paper contains a collection and a classification of 75 errors seen in company valuations performed by financial analysts, investment banks and financial consultants. The author had access to most of the valuations that are referred to in this paper when consulting in purchases, sales and...

The value of tax shields depends only on the nature of the stochastic process of the net increases of debt. The value of tax shields in a world with no leverage cost is the tax rate times the current debt plus the present value of the net increases of debt. By applying this formula to specific...

This paper contains a classified collection of 110 errors seen in company valuations performed by financial analysts, investment banks and financial consultants. The author had access to most of the valuations referred to in this paper in his capacity as a consultant in company acquisitions,...

Entre diciembre de 1990 y marzo de 2008, 61 empresas españolas (entre 154 analizadas) sufrieron un descenso en su cotización superior al 70%. El promedio del mayor descenso fue del 64%. El mayor descenso del IBEX 35 en este período fue del 58%. Este documento muestra la evolución de la...

2002 was a bad year for the shareholders of the companies in the Euro Stoxx 50: the shareholder value destruction of the companies in the Euro Stoxx 50 was 958,968 million euros. In 2002 only Eni created value (3,374 million euros). The remaining 49 companies destroyed value and had negative...

Este documento analiza la creación de valor y la rentabilidad para los accionistas de Endesa (ELE), Iberdrola (IBE) y Unión Fenosa (UNF) entre diciembre de 1991 y diciembre de 2007. En ese período, la creación de valor para los accionistas fue (en millardos de euros): ELE, 31,2; IBE, 32, y...

The market risk premium is one of the most important but elusive parameters in finance. It is also called equity premium, market premium and risk premium. The term 'market risk premium' is difficult to understand because it is used to designate three different concepts: 1) Required market risk...

Spanish Abstract: En el primer trimestre de 2009, la rentabilidad de la bolsa española fue -16% y hubo 31 empresas (entre 136) con rentabilidad positiva. En 2008, la rentabilidad de la bolsa española fue -40% y sólo hubo 3 empresas con rentabilidad positiva. Las 136 empresas destruyeron valor...