PART 1:
"Free Cash-Flow Valuations" Please respond to the following:
• Create an argument that use of the present value free cash-flow method has a more beneficial economic meaning than earnings-based methods. Provide support for your argument.
• Assess the challenges related to using the present value of the free cash-flow valuation method in practice, suggesting how each of these challenges may be overcome. Provide support for your rationale.
PART 2:
"Negative Cash Flow" Please respond to the following:
• Assess how the free cash-flow method can be used when a company is profitable yet the cash-flow values are expected to be negative over the next five years, indicating the likely impact on the valuation. Provide support for your rationale.
• Assess which cash-flow variables are the most sensitive to change and the likely impact on a firm's valuation. Provide support for your answer.