Essays Tagged: "NPV"

The arguments about foreign project valuation

rmine the decision's sensitivity to those assumptions. It enables managers to assess how responsive NPV is to changes in key variables that are used to calculate it (Drury 1996). Some of the factors t ... in key variables that are used to calculate it (Drury 1996). Some of the factors that influence the NPV of multinationals are taxes, exchange rates, estimating the terminal value of a project using di ...

(9 pages) 223 0 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Market Strategy Environment

king tool. They often look instead to measures of postfinancing returns, notably net present value (NPV) and economic value added (EVA). Such metrics focus on the cash flows of the underlying business ... aging a sports team: owners and fans want a winner. Like it or not, TRS is the way they keep score. NPV and EVA can give you a clearer sense of whether strategies and projects are worthwhile, but thes ...

(4 pages) 124 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) are both powerful tools used in business to determine whether or not to invest in a particular project; both methods have its pros and cons.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) are both powerful tools used in business to determine whether or not to invest in a particular ... vest in a particular project; both methods have its pros and cons. If given a choice I would choose NPV, because of the potential to anticipate profitability.As it is assumed that the objective of a f ... ient use of resources, the preferred method in determining whether or not to invest in a project is NPV. The reason for this is that NPV takes into account all the costs and benefits of an investment ...

(3 pages) 543 2 2.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Solution of the Menko case (finance)

shield of debt, expected bankruptcy costs, and agency costs. In symbols, APV is calculated as:Where NPV is the value of an all-equity firm (base-case), calculated using the cash flows to unlevered equ ... lculated using the cash flows to unlevered equity and the unlevered cost of equity, and NPFV is the NPV of the effects of financing such as the tax shield benefits of debt (i.e. corporate tax rate (T) ...

(6 pages) 101 1 4.8 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Financial Management

tal cash flows for this project over an 8-year period.2. Calculate the Payback Period (P/B) and the NPV for the project.3. Based on your answer for question 2, do you think the project should be accep ... s:U = $1,200,000 - $1735500 = $193500 (less than CF3 so Y = 3)PB = 3 + 193500 /385,000 = 3.5 years.-NPV:First we need to define the Present Value (PV):CF1 CF2 CF8PV = --------- + ---------- + .... + - ...

(4 pages) 240 0 3.7 Apr/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Fonderia di Torino S.P.A. Case Study

? What are the benefits over time? What is an appropriate discount rate? Does the net present value(NPV) warrant the investment in the machine?Initial Case OutlayPrice of new machine (1,010,000)Curren ... 6)Operating Cash Flow(OCF) {Sales-(2*2*11.36*8*210+59,500+26,850-5,200)}*(1-0.43)+(1,010,000/8*0.43)NPV_new -813,296+OCF_new*PVIFA(9.86%,8years)*NPV_new equation tells us that when sales is 328,338.07 ...

(4 pages) 662 2 2.5 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Accounting problem solving about contact selecting

outsource the other project. The report analysis is done for both the projects using the tools like NPV and IRR. Each of the method is analysed in detail and the reason why NPV is used as a deceive to ... and which one, if any, should be subcontracted to REL. This report analyses both the projects using NPV and IRR. The current scenario of the company suggests that the company can take up only one proj ...

(9 pages) 139 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Investment apprial.

al management. The most important approach we use to evaluate the optional investment is called the NPV (Net Present Value) rule. Normally we choose to estimate the present value of future cash flows ... stment today is equivalent to giving up some cash today, and the investment should be rejected. The NPV approach is not the only method to evaluate an investment, other approaches, such as the payback ...

(3 pages) 122 0 3.7 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Cost of Capital

, these include the classic rule which is to take on only projects with positive Net Present Value (NPV). The project's cost of capital is the rate investors require to undertake the investment, and s ...

(2 pages) 140 0 4.7 May/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Responsibility Centers and Financial Control

Net Present Value (NPV) is a way of assessing the value of a potential investment. This takes the future net cash flows ... l have a 20 year lifetime. This gives us the following as a net present value calculation.Figure 5. NPV at 14% Required Return.YearNet cash inflow Discount rateDiscounted cash flowAccumulative total15 ... ,71019500,0000.08294841,4743,275,18420500,0000.07276236,3813,311,565Less initial investment3,300,000NPV11,565There is a positive value so according to this the baseline return is reached and the inves ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Responsibility Centers and Financial Control

708,936Total initial outflow-3,300,0001.0000-3,300,000Net Present Value 408,936Since the before tax NPV is positive at the given discount rate of 14% adding the lift willBe a profitable investment.2.N ... ,230,670Total initial outflow-3,300,0001.0000-3,300,000Net Present Value 930,670Since the after tax NPV is positive at the given discount rate of 8% adding the lift will be a profitable investment.3.T ...

(2 pages) 61 1 4.9 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Indian River Citrus (Financial management)

assume this agreement lasts 4 years and the rent is being paid at the end of each period we have a NPV of 79,246 , which is greater than the NPV of our project which is 23,720. So assuming equal life ... 4th Year25,00025,00025,00025,00022,72720,66118,78317,075NPV: 79,247PVIF(10%,1)( 25,000) = 22,727PVIF(10%,2)( 25,000) = 20,661PVIF(10%,3)( 25,000) = 18 ...

(4 pages) 115 0 2.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Cash Flow Statement

25,000 80,000 357,0008 1,700,000 825,000 80,000 477,0002.Calculate the Payback Period (P/B) and the NPV for the project.The payback period is how long it will take for a project to get its initial inv ... 00U= 1,200,000 - 1,735,500 = 193,500 = 3PB 3 + 193,500 / 385,000 = 3.5 yearsThe Net Present Value = NPV = PV - TI = Total initial investmentYear Cash Flow PV0 1,200,000 - 1,200,0001 236,500 215,000.00 ...

(2 pages) 102 0 3.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Capital Budget Decision

these factors provide the base for the cash inflows and part of the cash outflows to calculate the NPV and IRR.One decided to choose the following data:QTY.SALES % Y2-3SALES % Y4-5PRICE Y2-3PRICE Y4- ... expect to see such high sales growth for such a long period of time.Up until this step, the higher NPV calculation was for project number 1 on the Digital Image.NPVIRRDIB17,357 34.60%WC11,17629.90%Fo ...

(3 pages) 125 0 3.5 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

EVA Manual

rnings growth, earnings per share, return on equity, market share, gross and net margin, cash flow, NPV and ROIC.Using a number of different measures leads to conflicting goals. This is why we will us ...

(29 pages) 68 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Hansen Company Case

$(14,300) $2,679 $2,679 $2,679 $2,679 $2,679 $2,679 $(750) $(750) $(750) $(750) Cost of Capital 12% NPV $(4,439) IRR -3.87% Replacement YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 New Machines & Installation $(50 ... 72 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $8,572 $10,372 Tax Rate 35% Cost of Capital 12% NPV $712 IRR 12.35%Sheet2Sheet3

(1 pages) 21 0 4.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Risk Analysis on Investment Decision - Silicon Arts, Inc

th new technology. A review of the cash flow projections show opportunity costs, Net Present Value (NPV), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for each option. These reviews illustrate a more practical i ... ing through the scenario with a discount on the cash flow the wireless communications project had a NPV of 11,769 and the digital imaging had a NPV of $4,508 showing an internal rate of return of 29.2 ...

(4 pages) 181 0 0.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Risk Analysis on Investment Decision

st of the project. The chosen project should be the one that results in a higher Net Present Value (NPV), which is the difference between the project's value and the cost. This paper will discuss capi ... s and made recommendations to the CFO, Kathy Lane, to select the project that generated the highest NPV. To determine the proposal that generated the maximum value for the SAI and its investors, the a ...

(6 pages) 195 0 4.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Risk Analysis on Investments Decision

st of the project. The chosen project should be the one that results in a higher Net Present Value (NPV), which is the difference between the project's value and the cost. This paper will discuss capi ... s and made recommendations to the CFO, Kathy Lane, to select the project that generated the highest NPV. To determine the proposal that generated the maximum value for the SAI and its investors, the a ...

(6 pages) 66 0 5.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Risk Analysis on Investment Decision

ither compare the economic value of the project as compared to the cost of the project which is the NPV of the project.When an analysis is done of both of the different proposals it is easy to see tha ... icance of the two projects the organization must look at the net present value of the projects. The NPV is the difference between the present value of cash inflow and the value of the cash outflows. W ...

(3 pages) 66 2 4.2 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management