Downsides and DCF: Valuing Biased Cash Flow Forecasts

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CFA Digest
November 2011 | Vol. 41 | No. 4 | 3 pages
Source: CFA Institute
Richard S. Ruback (Reviewer) William Ang, CFA (Reviewer)

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Abstract

Cash flow forecasts used in discounted cash flow (DCF) valuations are often excessively optimistic and need to be adjusted for downside events. The author suggests that the appropriate adjustment to the DCF formula, incorporating both practitioner and academic approaches, depends on the nature of the omitted downside events.

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