Value Investing in Your Car Episode 31: Why I Don’t Use DCF Valuations
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Today I tell you why I don’t use DCF (discounted cash flow) valuations.
Why I Don’t Use DCF Valuations
Almost everyone in the realm of finance and investment tries to make things as complex as possible for several reasons…
- They’re trying to look smarter than they are
- They’re trying to show off
- They don’t really know what they’re doing
- They’re trying to confuse people
- They’re trying to hide information from people
- Among other things…
I believe in the exact opposite.
I work to make things as simple as possible so that:
- I understand everything fully in whatever it is I’m doing
- Finance and investing is complex in many areas – so anywhere you can create simplicity, you need to do so
- I teach a lot of other people how to do what I do so I have to be able to explain things in easier to understand terms so they don’t get bogged down in the complex and nuanced explanations of situations
The simplicity of everything I do when value investing, nothing of which requires higher than 6th-grade math, is one of the main reasons I don’t use DCF valuations.
To find out the other reasons, watch this video below.
In the 15-minute video above, I tell you several reasons I don’t ever use DCF valuations.
Some of the things I talk about in the video are:
- Why the first time I came across DCF valuations turned me off on them forever
- Why I value simplicity
- Why everything I do can be done if you know 6th-grade math
- Why I can value a business 12+ ways in less than an hour using ‘back of the envelope’ valuation techniques
- And more…
Did I miss something? Do you love and use DCF valuation? Let me know in the comments below.
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