DCF Valuation: Discount Rates and Terminal Value

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[Verse 1]
Cash flows projected years ahead
But what's their worth in present thread?
The discount rate will bridge that gap
WACC's the key to close the trap
Cost of debt and equity combined
Weighted by their market find
Tax shields reduce the debt expense
Making calculations dense

[Chorus]
WACC divides each future gain
Terminal value breaks the chain
Perpetuity growth forever flows
Exit multiples when the curtain closes
Discount back to present day
NPV will show the way
Enterprise value minus debt
Equity value you will get

[Verse 2]
Beta measures systematic risk
Market premium can't dismiss
Risk-free rate anchors the base
Capital structure sets the pace
After-tax cost of debt appears
Multiply by debt's frontiers
Equity weight times equity cost
Add them up, nothing's lost

[Chorus]
WACC divides each future gain
Terminal value breaks the chain
Perpetuity growth forever flows
Exit multiples when the curtain closes
Discount back to present day
NPV will show the way
Enterprise value minus debt
Equity value you will get

[Bridge]
Gordon growth assumes steady state
Terminal cash flow calculate
Divide by WACC minus growth
That's the perpetuity oath
Or take comparable multiples
Revenue, EBITDA principles
Apply to terminal year metrics
Exit value mathematics

[Verse 3]
Present value each year's stream
Add terminal value to the scheme
Sum them up for enterprise worth
Subtract net debt to give rebirth
Equity value emerges clean
DCF reveals what shares should mean
Sensitivity tests the assumptions made
Scenarios where value's weighed

[Chorus]
WACC divides each future gain
Terminal value breaks the chain
Perpetuity growth forever flows
Exit multiples when the curtain closes
Discount back to present day
NPV will show the way
Enterprise value minus debt
Equity value you will get

[Outro]
Markets may fluctuate and sway
But intrinsic value holds its say
DCF methodology
Unlocks true company clarity

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