The intrinsic value of a business is the estimated future free cash flows discounted back to their present value. The further out you get, the lower the present value of those free cash flows are. We incorporate the riskiness of a business into our discounted cash flow models with something called a discount rate.
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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