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discounted cash flow

British

noun

DCF. accounting a technique for appraising an investment that takes into account the different values of future returns according to when they will be received

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Nomura maintains a neutral rating on the stock, while raising its target price to IDR3,300.00 from IDR3,000,00, noting a discounted cash flow analysis using factors, including a risk-free rate of 6.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The higher price target reflects discounted cash flow, McGovern said on Monday.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

If you were feeling very proper and traditional, you might break out what’s called a discounted cash flow model, which calculates how much a company’s future profits are worth to investors today.

From Slate • May 13, 2022

His answer is a discussion of Greenblatt’s various techniques, such as an analytical exercise called a discounted cash flow analysis — which can sound like science.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2021

The price that The Financial Times fetched could never be justified on a discounted cash flow basis: Mr. Kita isn’t buying some hugely valuable stream of future profits.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2015

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