In a discounted cash flow analysis, the discount rate is the depreciation of time during the valuation of money. In a nutshell, the discount rate tells us that money is worth more today than it is in ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

IN LITIGATION INVOLVING FUTURE ECONOMIC damages, experts’ calculations must discount the amounts to present value. The courts have offered little guidance on appropriate discount rates. BUSINESS ...

The discount factor of a company is the rate of return that a capital expenditure project must meet to be accepted. It is used to calculate the net present value of future cash flows from a project ...

Accurate valuations are paramount in financial analysis, influencing corporate strategies, as well as investment decisions and market perceptions. Among various valuation methods, the discounted cash ...

I've had many questions about stock valuation, most precisely about the discount rate. The discount rate is used to determine a stock value through the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model and the ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

When you apply for a mortgage, your lender will probably quote you an interest rate -- say, 4.5%. The problem with the interest rate is that is doesn't usually reflect the true cost of borrowing money ...

The projected fair value for Algoma Central is CA$17.81 based on Dividend Discount Model Current share price of CA$18.47 suggests Algoma Central is potentially trading close to its fair value Industry ...

In recent years, employers have increasingly brought challenges claiming that it is unreasonable for a multiemployer pension plan’s actuary to calculate withdrawal liability using a rate that is lower ...

The aim of this paper is to build the stated preference method into the social discount rate methodology. The first part of the paper presents the results of a survey about stated time preferences ...