Free cash flow (FCF), economic value added (EVA™), and net present value (NPV): A reconciliation of variations of discounted-cash-flow (DCF) valuation

Engineering Economist

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-52

  Shrieves, Ronald E ^a   Wachowicz Jr , John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING INFORMATIONS; ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED; FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING; INTEREST PAYMENT; INVESTMENT PROJECTS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPERATING PROFIT; PROJECT VALUATION;

INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 19944387376     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910108967561     Document Type: Article

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