Global Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) - 3 Part Series

June 2025 Schedule

1. 04/06/2025 | 09:30 - 11:00 (BST)
2. 11/06/2025 | 09:30 - 11:00 (BST)
3. 18/06/2025 | 09:30 - 11:00 (BST)

Discounted cash flow (DCF) is a valuation model used by investors and advisors to give the present value of an asset where the forecasted cash flow of the asset is discounted back to the valuation date. An explicit discounted cash flow model uses predicted input changes, such as growth, costs and required discount rates

Globally, markets and industries use explicit DCF models in different ways. It is quite common for investors and their advisors to use DCF to calculate the worth of an asset to them.

This web class is in three parts and focuses on:

• Part 1 – Where DCF fits within the hierarchy of valuation techniques, and when it is the most appropriate approach.
• Part 2 – How to build and interpret simple DCFs, and how they compare to yield-based models.
• Part 3 – Advanced DCF application, including structuring cash flows and handling real-world assumptions.

The series will cover the following:

• An introduction and concept to framework
• What is DCF? How does it work? How is it applied? Why is it important for valuers? How does the valuation basis impact its use? What sectors/assets might it be particularly appropriate for?
• DCF calculations – discount rates, exit values, risk measurement including an abstracted model, and inputs and variables
• Technical and real-life case studies of DCF. Putting the calculations into practice; how to use DCF in day-to-day examples.