PERPETUITY

Perpetuity in the financial system is a situation where a stream of cash flow payments

continues indefinitely or is an annuity that has no end. In valuation analysis, perpetuities
are used to find the present value of a company’s future projected cash flow stream and
the company’s terminal value. Essentially, a perpetuity is a series of cash flows that
keep paying out forever.

The concept of a perpetuity is used in numerous financial models. The British

government issued perpetuities in the form of bonds called consols. Upon purchase, a
consol pays a small coupon forever (or until the debtor decides to redeem it).

A perpetuity calculation in finance is used in valuation methodologies to find the present

value of a company's cash flows. This is done by discounting back at a certain rate.

Source:
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https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/060915/what-are-differences-between-
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