Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Utilizing the "Simultaneous Valuation
Formula"
There are two distinct property types and accommodating
methods of developing a discounted cash flow analysis for each. The
property types are income producing properties and those projects that are
liquidated to repay the debt. This definition section deals with income
producing properties and a discounted cash flow method called
"Simultaneous Valuation." This income property evaluation
is the report we will furnish you for your presentation. It covers a
10 year discounted cash flow analysis, plus the project's reversion (selling)
year.
Simultaneous Valuation, as a formula to determine the
value of an income property based on a discounted cash flow method, was
developed by Ms. Suzanne Mellen, Managing Partner, Hospitality Valuation
Services, San Francisco, California, back in 1984. It addresses the
required yield on debt and equity to determine a project’s estimated
value. Unlike capitalization which can only be used if a project has
stabilized in occupancy, a discounted cash flow method can be used for
both stabilized projects and those income producing projects that are in
the process of achieving stabilization. However, it is important (as
with developing a cap rate) to use only data that would be considered
"typical" for the project. Many times an appraiser or investor
will use both methods as a comparison when a project has stabilized. In
the Final Conclusion software program, discounted cash flow reports are
completed for all three components related to the discounting process.
These are the leverage portion of the investment (loan); the equity
portion (investment) and the overall property yield which is a derivative
of both. (For evaluation process, see also the definition under
Capitalization).
