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discounted cash flow

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

But leave the sermon on discounted cash flow for another day.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2018

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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