Our analyses are based on the observation that the portion of change in enterprise value captured in earnings differs according to the source of value change. These sources are: (1) cash flows to/from debt holders, equity holders, and/or cash reserves; and, (2) changes in value of assets in...

This paper concerns the terminal value calculation, represented by {numerator/(r-g)} where r and g define, respectively, the discount factor and the growth rate. Expressions of this kind derive from discounting a geometric series of payoffs, the Gordon-Williams model providing the prototype....

This document describes the spreadsheets and the related textual narratives that we have developed for FSA and valuation. These spreadsheets and their related documents are available for free at http://www.godeohlson.com/. These spreadsheets can be used for two purposes: (1) teaching FSA and...