by Marc Goedhart, Timothy Koller, and David Wessels, McKinsey & Company

Discounted cash flow valuations are the best way to assess the value of projects, but they are only as accurate as the forecasts behind them. A careful review of a company's multiples—and those of its competitors—can help verify those underlying forecasts. However, executives must be critical consumers of published multiples and probe unexpected differences.....

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