The residual income approach is appropriate when:
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The residual income approach is appropriate when expected free cash flows are negative for the foreseeable future. It is not appropriate when the clean surplus accounting relation is violated significantly. A firm that pays high dividends that are quite stable is also a poor candidate for the approach.
The residual income approach is NOT appropriate when:
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The residual income approach is not appropriate when the clean surplus accounting relation is violated significantly. Both remaining responses describe circumstances in which the approach is appropriate.
The residual income approach is NOT appropriate when:
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The residual income approach is not appropriate when the clean surplus accounting relation is violated significantly. Both remaining responses describe circumstances in which the approach is appropriate.
Analyst Brett Melton, CFA, is looking at two companies. Happy Cow Dairies has volatile cash flows, and its free cash flow is often negative. The company pays no dividends. Glitter and Gold, a maker of girls’ clothing, has a fairly steady stream of earnings and cash flows but takes a lot of charges against equity. Is the residual income model suitable for valuing the two companies?
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Residual income models work for companies with no dividends and volatile or negative cash flows. They do not work, however, when the clean surplus relation does not hold, as is the case when companies take charges against equity.
Which of the following characteristics of a company would make it unsuitable for residual income valuation analysis?
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Residual income models can handle negative free cash flows and poor forecasts for terminal value. However, poor book-value estimates render the statistic less useful.
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