In this teaching note we show how to use sensitivity analysis to consider uncertainty in the valuation of cash flows. We illustrate in a very simple way the use of the traditional identical percent change in the variables and an approximate approach that considers the probability of occurrence...

Using the model proposed by Velez-Pareja (2006) and assuming straight line depreciation we examine the conditions to assure a constant growth rate in a growing perpetuity. Our findings are that in practical terms for a growing perpetuity there are two options: either depreciation life is one...

It is widely known that if the leverage is constant over time, then the cost of equity and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for the free cash flow, FCF, is constant over time. In other words, it is inappropriate to use a constant WACCFCF to discount the free cash flow (FCF) if the...

In this note we correct the findings reported by Veacute;lez-Pareja and Tham (2005).Although perpetuities are somewhat artificial in the sense that in practice they do not exist, they are relevant because no matter how detailed and complex a forecasted financial plan for a firm or project could...

World Bank (WB) has played a crucial role in the development of the economies of the world, especially in the emerging countries. We recognize the leadership it has shown and the intellectual authority the WB has on planning offices, practitioners and consultants. For this reason it is very...

Practitioners and teachers in finance usually treat the most important issues in project appraisal and cash flow valuation is at least light. One is the construction of cash flows; in the other hand is the cost of capital that is intrinsically related to the valuation of the cash flows. The...

When creating a firm or when we intend to value an ongoing concern it is very important to have reliable and consistent financial statements in order to make the proper decisions not only for the starting of a new firm but for the following up and monitoring that firm or simply an ongoing...

In Consistency in Chocolate: A Fresh Look at Copeland's Hershey Foods amp; Co Case we showed the inconsistencies regarding the assumption of constant leverage and the inconsistency in the values for equity calculated with different approaches. In this second part we show the differences in the...

Velez-Pareja and Tham, 2003a, Velez-Pareja and Tham, 2003b and Tham and Velez-Pareja, 2004 showed the matching between discounted cash flow (DCF) methods and value added methods. They departed from the net operating profit less adjusted taxes NOPLAT and net income when using market values to...

In this paper we find restrictions for the value of a parameter used in defining the cost of capital for perpetuities and terminal values: the growth rate for the free cash flow. When defining the growth rate for the free cash flow the usual warning is to set it below the growth of the economy...