This teaching note is devoted to the definition and calculation of cash flows, namely, cash flow to debt, (CFD), cash flow to equity, (CFE), capital cash flow, (CCF), tax savings, (TS) and free cash flow, (FCF). We use the direct and the indirect methods to derive the relevant cash flow profiles...

We present the derivation of cost of capital under the assumption of risky tax shields discounted with the cost of levered equity. We show that the formulation is consistent and is derived from basic financial principles. This formulation is valid for finite cash flows and non growing...

Se presenta la derivación de costo de capital bajo la premisa del ahorro deimpuestos de riesgo descuento con el costo de capital apalancado. Se demuestraque la formulación es coherente y se deriva de los principios financieros básicos. Esta formulación es válida para los flujos de caja...

This chapter is devoted to the definition and application of the cost of capital"concept to the valuation of cash flows from different points of view. We present an approach to estimate the cost of debt and general formulations for the cost of equity and the traditional weighted average cost of...

There are methods to match value added approaches (Residual Income Method, RIM and Economic Value Added, EVA) with discounted cash flow methods, DCF. In this note we use a real life case from an emerging country to illustrate the matching, with complexities such as unpaid taxes, losses carried...

Since the Modigliani and Miller 1958 seminal paper, there has been a problem posed by the fact that the discount rate to value cash flows depends on the value of thesecash flows. This gives raise to the circularity problem.In this paper we propose an analytical solution to this circularity...

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

The recent notion of Average Internal Rate of Return (AIRR) [Magni 2010, The Engineering Economist, 55(2), 150-180] completely solves the long-standing problem of the internal rate of return (IRR). While the AIRR is a return measure, this paper presents a cash-flow measure, namely the ratio of...

This paper analyzes the net-present-value (NPV) model, a keystone in economics: Behaviors and lines of reasoning of NPV-minded decision makers are observed and analyzed. As a result, one finds out that the NPV methodology is biased and its decision makers fall prey to various forms of fallacies...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) from the book 'Investment Decision Making For Firm and Project Valuation.' The book is originally in Spanish and is untitled as 'Decisiones de inversion. Para la valoracion financiera de proyectos y empresas.' Chapter 5 deals with how to prepare...