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FOF Topic 6 Capital Budgeting
FOF Topic 6 Capital Budgeting
FUNDAMENTALS OF
FINANCE
Chapter 8
28 1 28 128 28
NPV 81.60 28 12 4 3
$7.16
4
1.100.10
1.10 1.10 1.10
1.10
$7.16
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6.1 Net present value
6.1.2 CALCULATING THE NPV
There are many practical issues associated
with calculating the NPV – these are
discussed in more detail in Topic 5
As with all present value calculations, the
discount rate used is of critical importance
In an NPV calculation, the appropriate
discount rate is the cost of capital – the rate
of return required by the providers of the
capital used to finance the project – this is
discussed in more detail in Topic 8
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6.1 Net present value
6.1.3 EVALUATING THE NPV RULE
We will consider alternative project selection
rules sometimes used in practice, but we can
see that NPV is theoretically sound, in that it:
Focuses on cash Specifically allows for risk (in
that the higher the risk, the
Allows for the time higher the cost of capital
value of money used to calculate the NPV
NPV
($ millions) This graphs shows
$40 the NPV profile for
the project from
$30
Lecture Example 7.1
$20
NPV at a
10% cost $10
of capital 16 18 20 22 24 Discount
= $7.2 m $0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 rate (%)
-$10
NPV at a $10
15% cost 50 60 Discount
of capital $0
10 20 30 40 rate (%)
= $9.45 m
-$10
Cost of
-$20 capital
$-30 IRR IRR
-$40
-$50
0 1 2 3
Project B
-$1000 +$500 +$500 +$500
1 1
NPVA 1000 600 1 3
$441
0.12 1.12
1 1
NPVB 1000 500 1 3
$201
0.12 1.12
0 1 2 3
Project B
-$5000 +$2500 +$2500 +$2500
1 1
NPVB 5000 2500 1 $1005
0.12 1.123
0 1 2 3
Project C
-$10 $1 -$1 -$1
0 1 2
Project D
-$7 -$2 -$2
1 1
NPVC 10 1 1 3 $12.49
0.10 1.10
1 1
NPVD 7 2 1 2
$10.47
0.10 1.10
All cash flows are negative, so presumably this is
a necessary cost that we want to minimise. We
still want the highest NPV, so D is preferable.
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6.3 Choosing between projects
6.3.4 EQUIVALENT ANNUAL ANNUITY
In this situation we can express the value of a
project as an equivalent annual annuity
This is the annual cash flow (over the life of
the project) that has the same NPV as the
project based on lumpy cash flows
We can then compare the equivalent annual
cash flow arising from what we assume to be
an endlessly repeated series of identical
projects with the equivalent annual cash flow
arising from an alternative series of projects
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6.3 Choosing between projects
6.3.4 EQUIVALENT ANNUAL ANNUITY
Since we have the NPV of Projects C and D,
we can express them as annuities with those
NPV, as follows:
0 1 2 3
Project C
-$12.49 EAAC EAAC EAAC
0 1 2
Project D
-$10.47 EAAD EAAD
0 1 2 3
Project C
-$12.49 EAAC EAAC EAAC
0 1 2
Project D
-$10.47 EAAD EAAD
10.47
EAAD $6.03
1 1
1
0.10 1.10
2
NPV
PI (8.4)
Investment
NPV 100
70
75
PICBA 0.875
0.500
0.625
Investment 80
200
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6.3 Choosing between projects
6.3.5 PROFITABILITY INDEX
Lecture Example 7.8
Project NPV Investment PI
A 70 80 0.875
C 75 120 0.625
B 100 200 0.500
0 1 2 3 4
↓ Leave the frequency of the first cash flow at 1 (which is the default).