In capital budgeting problems future cash flows are discounted using the expected one period returns of the investment. In this paper we establish a theory that relates this approach to the assumption that markets are free of arbitrage. Our goal is to uncover implicit assumptions on the set of...

In capital budgeting problems future cash flows are discounted using the expected one period returns of the investment. In this paper we establish a theory that relates this approach to the assumption that markets are free of arbitrage. Our goal is to uncover implicit assumptions on the set of...

A simple counterexample shows the the widely used WACC approach to value leverage firms developed by Miles and Ezzell can create an arbitrage opportunity. The only consequence to be drawn is that their WACC approach cannot be applied under the circumstances assumed by Miles and Ezzell.

In capital budgeting problems future cash flows are discounted using the expected one period returns of the investment ...

Diese Diskussionsarbeit stellt einen wichtigen Baustein zu einer geplanten Monographie über die Theorie der DCF-Verfahren dar. Es gibt viele Veröffentlichungen zu diesem Thema, die nach Ansicht der Verfasser ein Problem aufweisen: sie fußen nicht auf einem stringenten Konzept des Begriffes...

Will man den Einfluss der Einkommensteuer auf den Wert eines Projektes oder eines Unternehmens bestimmen, so bietet sich das Standardmodell als eines der populärsten Modelle an. Bei diesem Modell werden insbesondere im Nenner die Kapitalkosten um den Faktor (1-s) gekürzt, wobei s den...

For the valuation of a company it is necessary to take the income tax of its owners into account. When looking at a squeeze-out with investors who have different wealth this implies that fair compensation payments will be different. This is in contradiction to the German Stock Companies Act. In...

Will man den Einfluss der Einkommensteuer auf den Wert eines Projektes oder eines Unternehmens bestimmen, so bietet sich das Standardmodell als eines der populärsten Modelle an. Bei diesem Modell werden insbesondere im Nenner die Kapitalkosten um den Faktor 1 - gekürzt, wobei den Steuersatz...

If one wants to evaluate the impact of an income tax on the value of a project or a firm the so called standard model of Johannson is usually applied. One important feature of this model is that the cost of capital are multiplied by a factor (1-s) where s is the income tax rate (assumed to be...

For the valuation of a company it is necessary to take the in come tax of its owners into account. When looking at a squeeze-out with investors who have different wealth this implies that fair compensation payments will be different. This is in contradiction to the German Stock Companies Act. In...