Simultaneous determination of market value and risk premium in the valuation of firms

Valuing a firm using the discounted cash flow method (DCF) requires the joint determination of the market value of its equity (MVE) together with the equity risk premium (ERP) the firm should earn, since the latter is part of the discount rate used in the calculation of the MVE. This paper presents...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Lutz, Stefan
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49121
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49121
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Firm valuation
DCF
CAPM
Risk premium
Transfer pricing.
Econometría (Economía)
5302 Econometría
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Sumario:Valuing a firm using the discounted cash flow method (DCF) requires the joint determination of the market value of its equity (MVE) together with the equity risk premium (ERP) the firm should earn, since the latter is part of the discount rate used in the calculation of the MVE. This paper presents a theoretical derivation of how MVE and ERP can be calculated simultaneously under fairly general conditions. Besides firm data on free cash flow to equity the only external data needed are the risk-free rate of interest and a parameter indicating the required market risk premium per return volatility.