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What U.S. CEOs Should Do with the Money from Corporate Tax Cuts

Harvard Business

tax law is likely to increase after-tax cash flows for U.S.-based There’s a strong argument that they should invest in growth , and the newly available cash offers them a unique chance to do so. The intrinsic value of a company with growing cash flows doubles every time the discount rate is cut in half.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

Based on disclosures following this blueprint, a smart analyst can project a firm’s future revenues, estimate outlays required to sustain the firm’s business model, and calculate the present value of future cash flows. The analyst can then top that valuation with the option values of moonshot projects.