<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Within the last few decades the quickly accelerating globalization processes contributed to rapid increase in the value of the global capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. This implicated the rising importance of methodologies that enable investors to efficiently value the companies. The aim of this elaboration is to present practical approach towards the discounted cash flow company valuation method, considered one of the most effective but simultaneously one of the most sophisticated among all. The article comprises purely theoretical as well as practical knowledge, based on the author's broad professional experiences.</p></abstract>

Within the last few decades the quickly accelerating globalization processes contributed to rapid increase in the value of the global capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. This implicated the rising importance of methodologies that enable investors to efficiently value the companies. The aim of this elaboration is to present practical approach towards the discounted cash flow company valuation method, considered one of the most effective but simultaneously one of the most sophisticated among all. The article comprises purely theoretical as well as practical knowledge, based on the author's broad professional experiences.

How to Perform Discounted Cash Flow Valuation?

Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Foundations of Management

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Within the last few decades the quickly accelerating globalization processes contributed to rapid increase in the value of the global capital markets, and...

How to Perform Discounted Cash Flow Valuation?

Published Online: Mar 20, 2012

Page range: 81 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10238-012-0037-4

Keywords
valuation, discounted cash flow, free cash flows to firm, free cash flows to equity, residual value, discount rate, beta, market risk premium

This content is open access.

How to Perform Discounted Cash Flow Valuation?

Published Online: Mar 20, 2012

Page range: 81 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10238-012-0037-4

Keywordsvaluation, discounted cash flow, free cash flows to firm, free cash flows to equity, residual value, discount rate, beta, market risk premium

This content is open access.

Keywords
valuation, discounted cash flow, free cash flows to firm, free cash flows to equity, residual value, discount rate, beta, market risk premium