In this work we explain the proper use of perpetuities and the value of them. We consider two cases: calculating the value on period zero when the perpetuity starts with a given cash flow in period 1 and when it starts from a cash flow in period zero and it grows in period 1 at a given rate (as...

In this teaching note I list some suggestions that might be useful to take into account when forecasting financial statements departing from historical data. The ideas presented in this note are the result of advising undergraduate and graduate students in the course Econ 195.96/295.96...

Todo el mundo usa los ahorros en impuestos, AI o escudos fiscales cuando se calcula elCosto Promedio Ponderado de Capital (CPPC) en inglés Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Esta formula de los libros de texto incluye el AI cuando se introduce el factor (1-T) que afecta la contribución...

We discuss some ideas useful when forecasting financial statements that are based on historical data.The chapter is organized as follows: First we discuss the relevance of prospective analysis for non traded firms. In a second section we a basic reviews of subjects that will be needed for...

Abstract: If the forecast period is short, then the specification of the assumption for the calculation of the terminal may be an important element of the valuation exercise. To be specific, with respect to the reference year 0, the (present) value of the terminal value may be more than fifty...

It is widely known that if the leverage is constant over time, then the cost of equity and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for the free cash flow, FCF, is constant over time. In other words, it is inappropriate to use a constant WACCFCF to discount the free cash flow (FCF) if the...

La mayoría de los textos de finanzas corporativas y los analistas presentan el cálculo delCosto Promedio Ponderado de Capital CPPC (WACC) como independiente del Flujo de caja libre.Es una práctica común que los analistas calculen un CPPC (WACC) a priori y lo usen independientemente del valor...

En este trabajo se exploraron diversas hipotesis acerca del efecto del endeudamiento sobre algunos indicadores de la firma aplicando analisis de datos de panel: crecimiento real, plazo de proveedores, margenes bruto y operativo. Exploramos si hay evidencia estadistica de la influencia del nivel...

Llano-Ferro (2009) proposes a solution to avoid "significant errors" when the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) "obtained by the standard formula leads to significant errors in Net Present Value of the Firm calculations; particularly in those that apply to perpetual cash flow series. In...

La mayoría de los libros de finanzas (Véase Benninga y Sarig, 1997, Brealey, Myers y Marcus, 1996, Copeland, Koller y Murrin, 1994, Damodaran, 1996, Gallagher y Andrew, 2000, Van Horne, 1998, Vélez, 1998, Weston, y Copeland, 1992) estipulan que el costo promedio de capital (CPC) se calcula...