1) decisions are based on cash flows, not accounting income
2) cash flows are based on opportunity costs
3)timing of cash flows is important
4) cash flows are analyzed on an after-tax basis
5) financing costs are reflected in the project's required rate of return
MACRS
Modified accelerated cost recovery system
DEF
for capital budgeting purposes, we should use the same depreciation method used for tax reporting since captial budgeting analysis is based on after-tax cash flows and not accounting income
initial investment outlay equ
outlay = FCInv + NWCInv
NWCInv = change in non-cash current assets - change in non-debt current liab = change in NWC
after tax operating cash flows
CF = (S-C)(1-T)+(TD)
S = sales
C = cash operating costs
D = depreciation expense
T = Marginal tax rate
terminal year after-tax non-opearting cash flows (TNOCF)
TNOCF = SalT + NWCInv - T (SalT-BT)
SalT=pre-tax cash proceeds from sale of fixed capital
BT = book value of the fixed capital sold
inital outlay if replacement project equ
outlay = FCInv + NWCInv - Sal0+T(Sal0-B0)
hard capital rationing
soft capital rationing
hard: occurs when the funds allocated to managers under the capital budge can't be increasesd
soft: managers are allowed to incrase their allocated budget if they can justify
simulation analysis (monte carlo)
results in a probability distribution of project NPV outcomes, rather than just a limited number of outcomes as with sensitivity or scenario analysis.
scenario analysis
risk analysis technique that considers both the sensitivity of some of key output variable to changes in a key input variable
real options def and 5 examples
allow managers to make future decisions that change the value of capital budgeting decisions
timing
abandonment
expansion
flexibility (price-setting,production)
fundamental option (copper mine, open if profitable)
economic income (3 equ)
economic income = cash flow + ending market value - beginning market value
economic income = cash flow - economic depreciation
economic income = beginning market value - ending market value
accounting income def and difference from econonmic (2)
reported net income on financial statements
1) accounting deprec is based on the orgininal cost
2) financing costs are considered as a separate line item and subtracted out to arrive at net income. in capital budgeting, financing costs are reflected in WACC
economic profit equ
EP = NOPAT - $WACC
NOPAT = net operating profit after tax
$WACC = dollar cost of capital = WACC x capital
capital = dollar amount of investment
Market value added equ
NPV = MVA = Sum of [EPt / (1+WACC)t]
residual income
RIt = NIt - reBt-1
RI = residual income in period t
NI = net income in period t
r = required return on equity
B=beginning of period book value of equity
claims valuation approach
divides operating cash flows based on the claims of deby and equity holders that provide capital to the company
calculates the value of the company, not the project. this is different from the economic profit and residual income approahes, which calc both project and company value
progession of capital structure theories
MM 1958: no taxes, no costs of financial distress
to
MM 1963: taxes, no costs of financial distress
to
Static trade-off theory with taxes and costs of financial distress
MM assumptions 5
-capital markets are perfectly competitive
-investors have homogeneous expectations
-riskless borrowing and lending
-no agency costs
-investment decisions are unaffected by financing decisions
MM proposition 1 no taxes
no taxes
value of levered firm = value of unlevered firm
capital structure doesn't matter
MM proposition 2 no taxes
no taxes
cost of equity increases linearly as a company increases its proportion of debt financing
MM proposition 1 with taxes
tax shield provided by debt
VL=VU+(t x d)
optimal structure is 100% debt
MM proposition 2 with taxes
Tax shield causes WACC to decline as leverage increases. the value of the firm is maximized at the point where the WACC in minimized, which is 100% debt
costs of financial distress def and 2 components
increased costs a company faces when earnings decline and the firm has trouble paying its financing costs
1)direct/indirect: direct fees, legal
-indirect: lost opportunities
2)probability of financial distress: use of leverage
agency costs of equity (def and 3 components)
costs associated with the conflicts of interest between managers and owners
1) monitoring costs
2) bonding costs (non-competes, etc)
3) residual losses
pecking porder theory
def and 3
signals management sends to investors through financing
most favored to least favored
-internally generated equity
-debt
-external equity
static trade-off theory def and equ
seeks to balance the costs of financial distress with the tax shield benfits from using debt
VL=VU +(t x d)-PV(costs of financial distress)
3 things analyst hould look at regarding capital structure
1) changes in structure over time
2) relative to competitors with similar business risk
earnings distributed as dividends are taxed at a lower rate
imputation tax system
taxes paid at corporate level but are attributed to the shareholder, so all taxes are effectively paid at the shareholder rate
expected dividend equ
previous dividend + expected increase in EPS x target ratio ratio x adjustment factor
adjustment = 1/number of years which the adjustment in dividends will take place
residual dividend model
dividends are based on earnings less funds the firm retains to finance the equity portion of its capital budget
5 common rationales for share repurchases
1) potential tax advantages
2) share price support/signaling
3) added flexibility
4) offsetting dilution from employee stock options
5) increasing financial leverage
3 generalization made to global trends in dividend policies
1) lower proportion of US companies pay dividends as compared to europeans
2) proportion of firms paying cash dividends has trended downward
3) % of companies making stock repurchases has been trending upwards
FCFE coverage ratio equ
FCFE coverage ratio - FCFE / (Dividends + share repurchases)
corporate governance def
the system of principles, policies, procedures, and cleraly defined responsibilities and accountabilities used by stakeholders to overcome conflicts of interest inherent in the corporate form
2 major objectives of corp gov
1) eliminate or reduce conflicts of interets
2) use the company's assets in a manner consistent with the best interests of investors and other stakeholders
sole proprietorships def and conflict
businesses owned by a single individual
conflicts between creditors and suppliers
partners, def and conflict
2 or more owners/managers
creditors and supplires, potential conflicts between partners, can be addresssed by delineating rolse and responsibilities
corporations, def and conflicts
distrinct legal entities that have rihgts similar to those of an individual
-easier to raise capital
-ownership is transferable
-limited liability
conflicts: agency. conflict between shareholders and management
issues between managers and shareholders (4)
using funds to expand the size of the firm
granting excessive comp and perquisites
investing in risky ventures
not taking enough risk
issues between directors and shareholders (5)
lack of independence
board members have personal relationships with management
board members have consulting agreements with firm
interlinked boards
directors are overcompensated
7 things that analyst should assess about corp gov
1) code of ethics
2) directors' oversight/review responsibliities
3) management's responsibility to the board
4) reports of directors' oversign
5) board self assessments
6) management performance assessments
7) director training
weak corp governance does 5 things
1) lowers value of company by increasing risks
2) financial disclosure risk
3) asset risk
4) liability risk
5) strategic policy risk
statutory merger
acquiring company acquires all the target's assets and liabilities
subsidiary merger
company becomes a subsidiary of the purchaser
consolidation
both companies cease to exist in their prior form
horizontal merger
two businesses operate in the same industries/competitors
vertical merger
acquiring company seeks to move up or down the product value chain. ice cream manufactuere acquires restaurant chain
conglomerate merger
2 companies operate in completely separate industries
bootstrapping
way of packaging the combined earnings from two companies after a merger so that the merger generates an increase in the earnings per share