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Running Head: COMPANY VALUATION AND PRESENT VALUE 1
COMPANY VALUATION AND PRESENT VALUE 2
Company Valuation and Present Value
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Discounted cash flow is a present value concept of estimating the value of a firm based on its projected cash flows. This concept determines the value of a firm based on its anticipated income generation in the future (Ross et al. 2018). The method is often more relevant when the projected future cash flow and operating conditions are not consistent with the present performance levels. For instance, Buffett uses the discounted cash flow approach to estimate the income that he would receive from an investment based on the time value for money (Seeking Alpha, 2016). The discounted cash flow concept is very appropriate for a situation when an investor pays more in the present with expectations of earning better returns in the future. If the calculated discounted cash flow is higher than the current investment costs, then that is a good investment to venture in.
The discounted cash flow concept is very helpful to me as a person. This is because it will help me in choosing the right project to consider investing in. The concept gives insights on the best way to learn on which investment is worth investing in with the expectation of getting better returns on investment in the future (Ross et al. 2018). Starting up a profitable investment is the objective of every investor. Therefore the discounted cash flow concept will apply to me personally because I intend to invest my disposable income so that I get the most get net worth from the investment.
This is a concept that is becoming a primary crux financial market. This is because financial markets involve trading securities and derivatives at low costs with the expectation of getting high returns in the future. Investors in the financial markets thrive by buying stocks and other securities with a projected goal of selling them at a higher price in the future. Therefore, they can use the discounted cash flow approach to determine whether buying certain financial security at lower transaction costs will yield some returns when they sell it in the future (Ross et al. 2018). For instance, when buying precious metal, they determine the value based on the projection of how much money it will generate in the future.
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Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R. W., Jaffe, J. F., & Jordan, B. D. (2018). Corporate finance: Core principles and applications (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.