Essays about: "cash flow valuation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words cash flow valuation.

  1. 1. Relative or Discounted Cash Flow Valuation on the Fifty Largest US-Based Corporations on Nasdaq : Which of these valuation methods provides the most accurate valuation forecast?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Marcus Öhrner; Otto Öhman; [2023]
    Keywords : Discounted Cash Flow; Dividend Discount Model; Earnings Before Interest and Taxes; Earnings Before Interest; Taxes; Depreciation and Amortization; Enterprise Value-to-Earnings Before Interest; Depreciation; and Amortization ratio; Free Cash Flow to Firm; Free Cash Flow to Equity; Mean Absolute Error; Price-to-Earnings Ratio; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Riskless Rate; Root Mean Square Error; Return on Capital; United States; Weighted Average Cost of Capital;

    Abstract : The topic of this Bachelor Thesis is “Which of these valuation methods provides the most accurate valuation forecast”. Assuming that the year is 2020, the goal of this thesis is to forecast the future stock prices of the fifty largest US-based companies on the Nasdaq stock exchange for 2021 and 2022. READ MORE

  3. 2. DOES IT PAY TO BE ESG? : An empirical analysis of sustainability in the Nordic countries from a risk and valuation perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Corentin Arnou; Marcus Hammarstedt; [2021]
    Keywords : ESG; Cost of equity; Sustainable finance; Price-to-earnings ratio; Price-to-book ratio; Enterprise value to earnings before interest and taxes ratio; Covid-19; Shareholder’s theory; Stakeholder’s theory; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : In the field of sustainable finance, Environmental-, Social- and Governance-ratings (ESG) have become an acknowledged measurement of a firm's sustainability performance. The increased awareness of sustainability issues in today's society is undeniable. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can prevailing SaaS valuations be explained by the Rule of 40 metric, and is a score of 40% the boundary for desirable performance?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Eric Boström; Pavel Thorn; [2021]
    Keywords : Software-as-a-Service; Alternative valuation framework; Financial analysis; Rule of 40;

    Abstract : With a sample of 69 companies, we conduct a regression analysis on how prevailing valuations of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies can be explained by different compositions of the Rule of 40 metric; an alternative metric that has emerged for such companies. Additionally, the study examines whether firms that outperform the Rule of 40 are valued higher, as a consequence of desirable performance, than those that do not. READ MORE

  5. 4. Market valuation : Observed differences in valuation between small and large cap stocks, when Dividend Discount Model and Free Cash Flow to Equity is applied in the Swedish stock market.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Center for Finance and Governance (CFG)

    Author : Albin Blomberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Market valuation free cash flow to equity FCFE DDM dividend discount model accuracy;

    Abstract : Purpose:This thesis is examining two of the most common valuation methods put into practice on firms of different sizes in order to see if the market capitalization has any impact on said valuations. Relevance: Despite the widespread use of the intrinsic valuation methods both in academia and the professional world the amount of coverage concerning real life usage and analysis seems to be somewhat lacking. READ MORE

  6. 5. Private Equity Portfolio Management and Positive Alphas

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Rikard Franksson; [2020]
    Keywords : Nordic private equity performance; private equity valuation; CAPM; portfolio optimization; multivariate linear regression; quadratic optimization; Nordiskt privatkapitals prestation; värdering av privatkapital; CAPM; portföljoptimering; multipel linjär regression; kvadratisk optimering;

    Abstract : This project aims to analyze Nordic companies active in the sector of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and does this in two parts. Part I entails analyzing public companies to construct a valuation model aimed at predicting the enterprise value of private companies. READ MORE