A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches
Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2002-083/1
17 Pages Posted: 13 Dec 2002
Date Written: August 9, 2002
Abstract
One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher forecast errors as compared to SVA model.
Keywords: Capital budgeting, Investment appraisal, DCF methods, Project Analysis, Shareholder Value Analysis, Value Management Techniques
JEL Classification: G30, G31, L6, L8, L9, M10, O22, O32
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Mekonnen Akalu, Mehari and Turner, John Rodney, A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches (August 9, 2002). Tinbergen Institute Working Paper No. 2002-083/1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=324842 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.324842
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