Métodos para determinação do valor de empresas: uma aplicação na companhia de saneamento do estado do Ceará

Abstract

This work intends to give an extra subsidy for financial area, though the study of using of methods concerning on the determination of companies´ value, having as a sample a company engaged to sanitation sector. This kind of estimation indicates the monetary quantitative value of a company. In this process several methods use to be classified: comparative market techniques, a technical embasement of accounting active and non-interest bearing adjusted and also some techniques based in discount of benefits flows (future income). The central aim of this discussion is identify those methods which maintain implications toward to valuation company´s value linked to sanitation sector. It was accomplished the application of each method in the primary case, in order to conclude what on would be the best regarded for that specific sanitation company. It was perceived that the method of discounted cash flow was the most suitable for the sample analysed, because it allows a rich amount of informations to investors and administrative agents of the company. Provided that this work doesn´t exhaust the matter, It is suggested that the other studies should be done, aiming to develop a methodology able to incorporate the sensibility of a company´s value, when the institution faces circumstances of changes in the value indicators as growing tax and funds cost.