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When would INCREASING WACC actually INCREASE your DCF valuation?
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When the projected FCFs in the explicit period are mostly negative (an early-stage growth company burning cash). A higher WACC discounts those negative cash flows MORE heavily — reducing the dollar loss in present-value terms.
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