In a world with taxes, there is a small discrepancy between the deflated WACC WACCDef and the real wacc. This is due to the (1-T) term that is in the standard expression for the WACC applied to the Free Cash Flow (FCF). We compare different approaches for valuing nominal and real cash flows with...

Tax saving´s valuation is crucial for discounted cash flow valuation and WACC estimation. There is an ongoing debate about the appropriate discount rate for tax savings under CAPM approach. On this paper we evaluate tax savings from a contingent claim approach in order to establish a framework...

The value of debt tax shields in foundational corporate valuation models by Nobel Laureates Modigliani and Miller (MM) continues to be a controversial issue that is central to our understanding of corporate finance. This paper argues that a fundamental valuation problem exists in the MM tax...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) for Financial Analysis and Control already in SSRN. In these slides I present a detailed explanation of different tools commonly used in financial management and specifically Working Capital Management. We introduce some examples in the slides and...

Questo articolo si propone di dimostrare che il ROE (Return On Equity) ha un significato economico pregnante, al contrario di quanto sostenuto nella letteratura finanziaria e manageriale, nonché nella prassi aziendale. In particolare, un´opportuna media dei ROE è in grado di segnalare la...

This paper presents a formulation for the cost of equity, the WACC, and the value of equity and firm for growing perpetuities without circularity, using some previous results. We also derive a relationship between leverage, D%, and growth, given a value of debt at instant zero.

The IRR problem. As widely known, the IRR has serious flaws: (i)multiple real-valued IRRs may arise, (ii) the meaning of each IRR may be ambiguous (rate of return or rate of cost?), (iii)complex-valued IRRs may arise, (iv) the IRR is, in general, incompatible with the net present value (NPV) in...

When calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), the well-known textbook formula includes tax shields with the (1-T) factor affecting the contribution of debt to WACC. In this work we develop a procedure for properly calculating tax shields including the case when Losses Carried...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) for Financial Analysis and Control already in SSRN. In these slides I present a detailed explanation of different measurements of leverage commonly used in financial management. We introduce some examples in the slides and they serve more as quick...