medium · Principles of Finance cost-of-capital-structure

Which of the following describes the key difference between Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) and Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)?

  1. FCFF is discounted at the cost of equity, while FCFE is instead discounted using the firm WACC.
  2. FCFF is independent of capital structure, while FCFE includes debt service and net borrowing.
  3. There would be no difference between the two if the firm operated with zero taxes.
  4. FCFF includes dividends paid to shareholders, while FCFE excludes them from its total.

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