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Using Net Present Value to Make Investment Decisions. Student Presentations Net Present Value Internal Rate of Return Alternative Investment Decision Rules Additional Considerations. Capital Budgeting Methods.
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Using Net Present Value to Make Investment Decisions • Student Presentations • Net Present Value • Internal Rate of Return • Alternative Investment Decision Rules • Additional Considerations
Capital Budgeting Methods • CFO Survey by Graham and Harvey in 1999 – Which techniques do you always or almost always use? • IRR (76%) • NPV (75%) • Hurdle rate (57%) • Payback (57%) • Sensitivity analysis (52%) • Earnings multiple (39%) • Discounted payback period (29%) • Incorporate “real options” (27%) • Accounting rate of return (20%) • Value-at-Risk (14%) • Profitability index (12%) • Adjusted present value (11%)
What to Discount • Only cash flow is relevant • Estimate cash flows on an incremental basis • Average vs. incremental payoffs • Incidental effects • Include working capital requirements • Include opportunity costs • Forget sunk costs • Beware of allocated overhead costs • Treat inflation consistently
What Discount Rate • Determining the cost of capital is critical • Consider yield curve • Interest rates depend on timing of cash flows • All investments do not have the same cost of capital
Next Class • Risk and Return • Student presentations • Capital Asset Pricing Model • Guest speaker – Brian Callaci, Merrill Lynch Investment Banking • Read Chapters 7 and 8 in the text