Vivaldi valued the remaining 40 brands using a discounted cash-flow model that also factored in the percentage of the business being driven by the brand.

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This high ROIC has been largely driven by a 15% CAGR in after-tax cash flow ( NOPAT) since 1998.

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Driven is actually a guide to business planning, based on long-term analysis of company cash flow histories.

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