Discount rates and present values of free cash flow move in the opposite direction. The lower your discount rate, the higher the present value of future free cash flows will be. So if you model out of business, which we'll get to in a second, you do a DCF,. You estimate out the free cash flows from now until the end of the life of that business.
Grab your notebook and get ready to dive deep.
Motley Fool Senior Analyst John Rotonti discusses how investors can value a company using the discounted cash flow model. This method is the fundamental way to determine if you’re getting a bargain or paying too much when you buy any stock.
Rotonti discusses: - How to pick a discount rate for investments. - The key difference between fair and intrinsic value. - How to project free cash flows.
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Additional resource: https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/19/expectations-investing-qanda-mauboussin-rappaport/
Stocks discussed: IBM, NEE, PEP
Host: John Rotonti Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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