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Schill, Michael

Credit Analysis Basics

schillm@darden.virginia.edu

F-1898 | Published March 09, 2020 | 11 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

Capital markets facilitate the appropriate exchange of money. For lenders and borrowers, the interest rate is the primary pricing mechanism that markets use in this exchange. For borrowers deemed to h... Read More

A Primer on Risk-Free Bonds

Schill, Michael; Xu, Ting

F-1861 | Published February 01, 2019 | 14 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

This note explores the first principles of pricing financial contracts. Debt contracts go by many names, but the term bond is used in this note to denote any market-traded debt contract. The note is ... Read More

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

schillm@darden.virginia.edu

F-1728 | Published January 16, 2015 | 11 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

This technical note outlines the principles and application of proper discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis in the context of evaluating business investment projects. The note provides several specific ... Read More

Business Performance Evaluation: Approaches for Thoughtful Forecasting

schillm@darden.virginia.edu

F-1490 | Published December 08, 2005 | 17 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

This note provides an introduction to financial ratios and financial forecasting. It examines principles in the art and science of thoughtful financial forecasting. In particular, it reviews the impor... Read More