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September 25th, 2010 - 7:42 pm § in Discount Rates

Using Real Instead of Nominal Cash Flows and Discount Rates

Companies can be valued by projecting cash flow in real terms (for example, in constant 1999 dollars) and discounting this cash flow at a real discount rate (for example, the nominal rate less expected inflation). Most managers think in terms of nominal rather than real measures, so nominal measures[...]