Discounted Cash Flow (DCF): Understanding the Value of Future Cash Flows


Hello and welcome to Finance Beyond Numbers.\

I am K. Srinivasa Ragaven, Founder of KSR Financial Guidance.

With over 40 years of experience in finance, both in India and abroad, my objective is to introduce financial concepts used by finance professionals and explain them in a simple and practical way for individuals, families, professionals, business owners, and investors.

Following my previous episode, one of our viewers asked:

"You mentioned Projected Cash Flows. What exactly are they, and how are they evaluated before making a financial decision?"

That's an excellent question.

When a business approaches a bank for project finance, it prepares Projected Cash Flows, usually year by year over the proposed loan repayment period.

These projections help the bank assess whether the project is likely to generate enough cash to meet its operating expenses, pay interest, and repay the loan within the agreed period.

But that is only one part of the evaluation.

Finance professionals also use these projected cash flows to answer another important question:

"Is this investment financially worthwhile?"

They don't simply add up the future cash flows.

Why?

Because money expected to be received in the future is not equal to money available today.

To evaluate this, finance professionals use one of the most widely accepted financial evaluation techniques

Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF.

DCF converts future cash flows into their equivalent value in today's terms, helping assess whether an investment creates sufficient financial value before funds are committed.

Although DCF is widely used in corporate finance, the same principle can also help individuals and families make better financial decisions.

We'll explore those practical applications in our forthcoming episodes.

Remember...

Whether your investment is ₹5,000 or ₹5 Crores, the principles remain the same. Only the numbers change.

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