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Which cost of debt should be used in forecasting cash flows?

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  • Ignacio Velez-Pareja

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Frequently analysts and teachers use the capitalized rate of interest for the cost of debt when forecasting and discounting cash flows. On the other hand, some authors (and analysts) estimate the interest payments when forecasting annual financial statements or cash flows based on the average of debt calculated with the beginning balance and the end of year balance. This makes some sense because usually firms repay debt in a monthly or quarterly basis and calculating interest payments might not reflect reality. Others use the end of year convention that calculates the yearly interest multiplying the beginning balance times the contractual cost of debt. In this teaching note we show the differences when we use those different approaches andmake a simple proposal to solve the problem.

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  • Ignacio Velez-Pareja, 2007. "Which cost of debt should be used in forecasting cash flows?," Proyecciones Financieras y Valoración 4318, Master Consultores.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000463:004318
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    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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