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- February 1996
- Exercise
Free Cash Flow Valuation Problem Set
By: William A. Sahlman and Andrew S. Janower
Free cash flow valuation problems: 1) build a simple pro forma, 2) value a public company's stock, and 3) evaluate a proposed LBO.
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Sahlman, William A., and Andrew S. Janower. "Free Cash Flow Valuation Problem Set." Harvard Business School Exercise 396-269, February 1996.
- August 1976 (Revised October 1976)
- Background Note
Cash Flow and the Time Value of Money
With the use of charts and examples, gives a detailed description of cash flows, the time value of money, and discounted cash flow analysis.
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Frey, Sherwood C. "Cash Flow and the Time Value of Money." Harvard Business School Background Note 177-012, August 1976. (Revised October 1976.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased
This paper focuses adaptations to the discount cash flow (DCF) method when valuing forecasted cash flows that are biased measures of expected cash flows. I imagine a simple setting where the expected cash flows equal the forecasted cash flows plus an omitted downside....
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Keywords:
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cash Flow;
Cost of Capital;
Performance Expectations;
Prejudice and Bias;
Valuation
Ruback, Richard S. "Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-036, October 2010.
- spring 1982
- Article
Rechannelling the Cash Flow
By: Marc L Bertoneche and C. Viallet
Keywords:
Cash Flow
Bertoneche, Marc L., and C. Viallet. "Rechannelling the Cash Flow." Spectrum, no. 1 (spring 1982).
- September 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Background Note
Valuing Cash Flows in an International Context
Addresses the question of how to value cash flows in an international context. Focuses on entrepreneurial ventures, but its content applies to finance issues that arise in established multinational enterprises. Addresses cash flows, discount rates, country risk...
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Kuemmerle, Walter, and Matias Braun. "Valuing Cash Flows in an International Context." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-028, September 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- 24 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Valuation When Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased
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by Richard S. Ruback
- October 1987 (Revised January 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Free Cash Flow Valuation Models
Explores some of the issues involved in valuing cash flow streams. A simple model is presented that reveals the effect on value of changing assumptions about the appropriate discount rate, the level of profitability, the growth rate of sales, the asset intensity ratio,...
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Sahlman, William A. "Note on Free Cash Flow Valuation Models." Harvard Business School Background Note 288-023, October 1987. (Revised January 2013.)
- October 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Within-Year Cash Flows
Brandenburger, Adam M. "Note on Within-Year Cash Flows." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-086, October 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- December 2002
- Background Note
Simulation of Prices, Rates and Cash Flows (B)
Considers more advanced issues required for complete cash flow simulation, including residual diagnostics (to determine whether a process has been identified correctly), simulation of nonmarket risk variables, and real options.
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Shimko, David C. "Simulation of Prices, Rates and Cash Flows (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 203-057, December 2002.
- December 1994 (Revised September 2012)
- Background Note
Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
A technical note for advanced students on the topic of valuing highly-levered equity. Introduces the "equity cash flow" valuation methodology, shows how to use it, discusses the sources and signs of its built-in biases, and provides some guidance about when to use it.
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Luehrman, Timothy A. "Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-085, December 1994. (Revised September 2012.)
- March 2011
- Case
Cash Flow Productivity at PepsiCo: Communicating Value to Retailers
PepsiCo developed a new metric that better measured the value added by Pepsi products than did gross margin, the traditional metric used by retailers to determine shelf space and promotional activity. The new metric, cash flow productivity, captured the value of...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Cash Flow;
Measurement and Metrics;
Distribution;
Performance Productivity;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry
Martinez Jerez, F. Asis, and Lisa Brem. "Cash Flow Productivity at PepsiCo: Communicating Value to Retailers." Harvard Business School Case 111-069, March 2011.
- October 23, 2003
- Article
Avoiding Free Cash Flow Traps
By: David Hawkins
Keywords:
Cash Flow
Hawkins, David. "Avoiding Free Cash Flow Traps." Accounting Bulletin, no. 123 (October 23, 2003).
- June 2002
- Article
Assessing Operating Cash Flow Quality
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Assessing Operating Cash Flow Quality." Accounting Bulletin, no. 107 (June 2002).
- winter 1996
- Article
The Market Pricing of Cash Flow Forecasts: Discounted Cash Flow vs. the Method of Comparables
By: S. N. Kaplan and R. S. Ruback
Kaplan, S. N., and R. S. Ruback. "The Market Pricing of Cash Flow Forecasts: Discounted Cash Flow vs. the Method of Comparables." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 8, no. 4 (winter 1996): 45–60.
- January 2020 (Revised December 2020)
- Technical Note
The Cash Flow Curve in Startups
By: Stig Leschly
Leschly, Stig. "The Cash Flow Curve in Startups." Harvard Business School Technical Note 820-091, January 2020. (Revised December 2020.)
- January 1989
- Article
Decent Cash Flow Numbers at Last: Understanding and Using the New GAAP Cash Flow Statements
By: David F. Hawkins
- September 1992 (Revised September 1992)
- Case
Northrop Corporation: Statement of Cash Flow
Wilson, G. Peter. "Northrop Corporation: Statement of Cash Flow." Harvard Business School Case 193-026, September 1992. (Revised September 1992.)
- June 2002
- Background Note
Note on the Equivalency of Methods for Discounting Cash Flows
Uses a numerical example to demonstrate that when you discount the cash flows to capital from a project at the weighted average cost of capital, you get same net present value result as you obtain when discounting the cash flows to equity at the cost of equity. Also...
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Note on the Equivalency of Methods for Discounting Cash Flows." Harvard Business School Background Note 202-128, June 2002.
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Note on Valuing Equity Cash Flows (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for (9-295-085).
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- 2000
- Mimeo
Capital Cash Flows: A Simple Approach to Valuing Risky Cash Flows
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "Capital Cash Flows: A Simple Approach to Valuing Risky Cash Flows." 2000. Mimeo.