Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Techniques

Definition of "Discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques"

(1) Methods that involve discounting the future cash flows generated by an income property. These techniques are used primarily for valuation. (2) Methods of selecting and ranking investment proposals such as the net present value and internal rate of return methods where time value of money is taken into account.

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