The value of tax shields is the difference between the present values of two different cash flows, each with their own risk: the present value of taxes for the unlevered company and the present value of taxes for the levered company. For constant growth companies, the value of tax shields in a...

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The Comment is thought provoking and helps a lot in rethinking the value of tax shields. However, the conclusion of Fieten, Kruschwitz, Laitenberger, Loffler, Tham, Velez-Pareja and Wonder (2005) is not correct because, as will be proven below, the main result of Fernandez (2004) is correct for...

This note builds on the paper of Farber, Gillet and Szafarz (2006). The WACC is a discount rate widely used in corporate finance. However, the correct calculation of the WACC rests on a correct valuation of the tax shields. The value of tax shields depends on the debt policy of the company. Many...

Este documento contiene 28 preguntas sencillas de exámenes de finanzas. También contiene sus soluciones y 950 respuestas erróneas que, por respeto a sus autores (todos ellos poseían títulos universitarios superiores de diversos países), se denominan soluciones "innovadoras", "progresistas"...

This paper contains the statistics on the equity premium, or market risk premium (MRP), used in 2012 for 82 countries. We got answers for 93 countries, but we only report the results for 82 countries with more than five answers. <p>Most previous surveys have been interested in the expected MRP, but...</p>

La rentabilidad media de los fondos de inversión en España en los últimos 10 años (1,3%) fue inferior a la inversión en bonos del Estado a cualquier plazo y a la inflación. Sólo 40 fondos de los 1.154 con 10 años tuvieron una rentabilidad superior a la de los bonos del estado a 10 años....

En el periodo de diciembre de 2001 a diciembre de 2011, la rentabilidad del IBEX 35 fue del 4,3%, y la de los bonos del Estado a 10 años, el 5,13%. Entre los 532 fondos de pensiones con 10 años de historia, sólo 2 fondos superaron la rentabilidad de los bonos del Estado a 10 años; sólo 3...

This paper contains a collection and classification of 110 errors seen in company valuations performed by financial analysts, investment banks and financial consultants. The author had access to most of the valuations referred to in this paper in his capacity as a consultant in company...