Mar 27, 2019

For the target price: rather use DCF or a multiple?

Would you say using a DCF or a multiple (P/E, EV/EBITDA, etc.) is more common nowadays?

I feel like a DCF is way too subjective and can be manipulated greater

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Vandelay Industries

Multiples are much more common. While DCF is theoretically sound, it's not the best way to communicate a company's valuation without going through all your assumptions. Multiples are a language that everyone speaks.

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sl55amg

Most SS ER price targets are for a year out which isn't exactly conducive to a DCF

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Rover-S

Multiples in my opinion are actually very sensitive to all sorts of distortions: rumours about a take-private, bear/bull markets, etc. Would always do a DCF, at least as a sanity check.

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