Financial Management Concepts Flashcards
Weighted-average cost of capital (WACC)
1.Cost to the firm for its long-term financing
2.minimum the firm must earn on its investments
The Lower WACC the lower required revenue needed to earn a profit and easier to increase shareholder value
Level 1
Quoted Market Prices in active markets for identical assets / liabilities
Level 2
Quoted price for similar assets or liabilities in active markets
Quoted price of identical assets or liabilities in markets that are inactive are used for valuing an item
Level 3
Inputs are unobservable and based on an entity’s assumptions
Delphi Method
Qualitative forecasting method that involves development of a consensus by a group of experts using a multi-stage process to converge on a forecast (Long-term forecasting)