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Consistent Valuation Cash FlowUzi YaariRutgers University Andrei L NikiforovRutgers University Emel KahyaRutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Accounting Yochanan ShachmuroveThe City College of The City University of New York - Department of Economics; The University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics April 4, 2012 Abstract: This paper seeks to draw attention to a flaw in the firm’s Free Cash Flow model and related statement widely accepted in Corporate Finance. We argue that the common offset of any Current Liabilities against Current Assets distorts the FCF size, composition, and volatility, thereby misstating the firm or project size, debt and assets composition, financial leverage, risk profile, and estimated value. We demonstrate empirically that the offset opens opportunities to manipulate the FCF by systematically overstating its size and understating its volatility. We propose to avoid any offset and rename the standardized statement "Valuation Cash Flow" (VCF).
Keywords: financial reporting, free cash flow, net working capital, cost of capital, corporate valuation, project valuation JEL Classification: G30, G31, G32, G35, G38, H32, K22, L21, M14, M40, M41 working papers seriesDate posted: March 11, 2012 ; Last revised: April 27, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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