A change in accounting, such as the introduction of IFRS 16, does not in itself change underlying economics. It follows that equity values derived from DCF models should also be unchanged. However, the IFRS 16 lease accounting changes seem to be creating some confusion. We explain how to correctly adjust your DCF calculations and provide an interactive pre and post lease capitalisation model to illustrate. IFRS 16 makes DCF analysis easier and less prone to error; leaving your model based on ...
