DEFINITION : PERPETUITY IS THE TOTAL SUM OF FREE CASH FLOW OF A BUSINESS FROM A PARTICULAR TIME TO THE END OF IT'S LIFE AT A VERY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH RATE. THIS CASH CAN BE USEFUL TO CALCULATE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE BUSINESS. THE FORMULA FOR PERPETUITY CASH IS: IN THE LAST POST ABOUT DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW(DCF) I MENTIONED THAT INSTEAD OF TERMINAL CASH FLOW YOU CAN USE PERPETUITY CASH FLOW TO ESTIMATE THE CASH FLOW OF THE BUSINESS THAT IT CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE IN IT'S ENTIRE LIFE. PERPETUITY CASH FLOW IN MORE DETAIL? WHEN YOU USE DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW, YOU FIGURE OUT THE CASH FLOW OF A BUSINESS FOR 5 OR 10 YEARS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? IF YOU OWN A BUSINESS FOR 10 YR, AFTER THE 10 YR YOU CAN EITHER SELL THE BUSINESS OR YOU CAN KEEP THE BUSINESS AND GET CASH FOR AS LONG AS THE BUSINESS LASTS. PERPETUITY CASH FLOW IS THE CALCULATION OF A BUSINESS CASH FLOW FOR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AFTER THE 10 YR. YOU HAVE TO ADD THIS TO THE CASH YOU GET FOR...
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