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Discounting a future cash flow expresses future returns in today's dollars. This allows a fair comparison between initial business expenses and your expected or realized returns. As an example, you ...

A discounted cash flow, or DCF, analysis measures the value of a business or project, such as a new factory for your small business. This value equals the sum of all of the project's future annual ...