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Plan for Today. Hand in case Administration & Questions Review of last class Case: Tartempion: The incremental approach Tax shields -- Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) Case: Fonderia Di Torino S.P.A. Conclusion and preparation for next week. Review of Last Week.
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Plan for Today • Hand in case • Administration & Questions • Review of last class • Case: Tartempion: The incremental approach • Tax shields -- Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) • Case: Fonderia Di Torino S.P.A. • Conclusion and preparation for next week
Review of Last Week • We study the long-term decisions of a financial manager: • How to use funds: • What projects to undertake to maximize firm value • How much dividends to pay • Where to get funds: equity and debt • Key concepts in financial decision making: • Time value of money • Risk and return • Use NPV to value investments: • Use cash flows, not accounting numbers • Focus on incremental cash flows
Course in a Nutshell The Market Capital Structure The Firm Capital Budgeting Stockholders Dividends Cash flow Equity Financial Manager Projects Debt Bondholders Investments Interest Corporate Taxes Personal Taxes Government
What we know now • Capital investments generate tax effects over time • Use PVCCATS formula to account for tax shields • Challenges in NPV analysis • Finding the relevant incremental cash flows • Include all effects of a project and compare with the status quo • Dealing with inflation • Match real CFs with real rates and nominal CFs with nominal rates • Comparing equipment with different lives • Use Equivalent Annual Cost or extend to same life • NPV analysis incorporates most of Buffet’s investment principals
Next Week • Quiz • Start of class • Material from weeks 1 and 2 • Readings: Chapters 9 and 11 • Case: The Investment Detective • Read through only