Answer:
Future value- It is the value of a sum of money
in the future.
Business valuation method based on Future
value-
Discounted cash flow model- This model is based
on expected future cash flows of an investment. It is an intrinsic
value approach. In this method, future cash flows are expected and
discounted to the present value factor to know the present worth of
them. It projects the value of investment in the future.
Steps in DCF method-
- Projection of Free cash flows
- Choosing a discount rate, companies generally take weighted
average cost of capital (WACC) as discount rate.
- Calculating Terminal value (Value at the end of the Free cash
flow projection period)
- Calculating the Enterprise value by discounting the projected
unlevered free cash flows and Terminal value to net present
value.
- Calculating the Equity value after subtracting net debt from
Enterprise value.
- Comparing the discounted cash flows to the current cost,
opportunity will result in positive cash flows.
- Compare and review the results.