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Accounting5 terms

The accounting screen behind every valuation

EBITDA, free cash flow, dilution, buybacks. Earnings can be massaged; cash either showed up or it didn't. This is the layer that distinguishes a real business from a story.

DCF

Discounted Cash Flow - valuation by discounting projected cash flows to present.

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.

Free Cash Flow

Cash generated after maintenance capex; the actual money the business throws off.

ROIC

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Return on Invested Capital - operating profit relative to capital employed.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital - blended cost of debt and equity financing.

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