evening before discussion Be prepared to discuss the case in class (your answers‚ your analysis‚ etc.) 1 Valuation - Use NPV approach How to make investment decisions: 1. Estimate (expected) cash flows in each time period 2. Choose an appropriate discount rate 3. Use discounted cash flow analysis to calculate NPV 4. Make decision that maximizes NPV Fundamental principle: V(A+B)>V(A)+V(B) Value driver:1)Eliminate overhead 3) Leveragen brom dname Pay its=D(P)(P-VC)-FC V(Pinkerton after)+V(CPP
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Chemalite‚ Inc. Bennett Alexander has invented a glow light using a series of chemicals into a contraption he calls Chemalites. He starts up his business by getting $500‚000 from investors and he tries to put his invention on the market. But by the end of 2003‚ with operations in full swing for a good six months‚ Chemalite‚ Inc. is seeing its cash balance drop tremendously‚ which Alexander and his investors view as a negative. Even though they thought their business was doing well‚ the numbers
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discounted cash flow (DCF In finance‚ discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis is a method of valuing a project‚ company‚ or asset using the concepts of the time value of money. All future cash flows are estimated and discounted to give their present values (PVs) — the sum of all future cash flows‚ both incoming and outgoing‚ is the net present value (NPV)‚ which is taken as the value or price of the cash flows in question. Using DCF analysis to compute the NPV takes as input cash flows and a discount
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Projecting Cash Flow Projecting cash flow is a vital aspect of managing a business. Cash flow covers expenses‚ which is why start-ups often seek financing or loans--to provide a base of capital to fund the business while waiting for cash flow. Here is how to project your cash flow. Estimating the incremental cash flow requires from the investment itself‚ acquiring and disposing of the investment’s assets and the cash flows from the operating the investment. Those affected by the revenues‚ expenditures
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in Tables 4.10 and 4.11 do not show free cash flow and financing requirements. These are calculated in Table 1. Note that free cash flow for 2005 is -$2.3 million. But dividends are $2.0‚ so the company will need 2.3 + 2.0 = $4.3 million in outside equity financing. Table 2 shows that the book value of equity is forecasted to grow from $40.71 million in 2004 to $63.31 million at the end of 2010. Table 3 works out earnings‚ dividends and free cash flow for 2011. By that time Reeby Sports should
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ratio of cash to total assets is calculated by following: Figure 1 Proportion of cash and total assets‚ 1976-1981 ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | Cash | 729.1 | 593.3 | 493.8 | 436.6 | 322.9 | 358.8 | Total Assets | 2‚588.5 | 2‚370.3 | 2‚090.7 | 1‚862.2 | 1‚611.3 | 1‚510.9 | Proportion | 28.2% | 25.0% | 23.6% | 23.4% | 20.0% | 23.7% | According to Figure 1‚ AHP’s cash was about
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established that a strong correlation between estimated future cash flows and the value of a firm exists (Copeland et al‚ 1994 ; Brealey and Myers ‚ 2000; Jones‚ 1998 ). In their study of 51 highly leveraged transactions (HLTs) ‚ Kaplan and Ruback (1995) found that the valuations using the DCF methods are within 10%‚ on average‚ of the market value of the transactions‚ providing a strong relation between the market value and discounted cash flow forecasts. In addition‚ they found that the DCF methods
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Interco’s valuation as a whole. 2) As stated by the equity analysts‚ Interco is an over capitalized company with potential to grow‚ which makes an acquisition easy to finance. 3) Interco is also a cash generative target for a potential acquirer as it generates approximately $0.10 of operating cash flow for every dollar of sales. 4) The company is also structured in a way that it could be broken up and sold into its constituent parts‚ which could prove to be worth more than the whole. 2. As a member
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Yet Another Scandal The Allied Irish Bank Case Written by Hans Raj Nahata and Felix Stauber under supervision of Professor Michael Pinedo‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University. For classroom use only. Introduction This is a short story of failures. It is rather a chilling story of how a single person‚ under the most common work circumstances‚ can lose $750 millions! And he does so‚ by bullying his subordinates‚ intimidating his colleagues‚ threatening his
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Chemalite‚ Inc. Bennett Alexander is correct when he believes that things are going well. The point to this case study is to explain to the stockholders in Chemalite‚ Inc. that the new business is in fact a good investment. Mr. Larson (stockholder with little business experience) states‚ “…six months ago‚ we had $375‚000 and now we have $230‚000. By my reckoning‚ we’ve managed to lose $145‚000 in six months and haven’t much to show for it.” Before Mr. Larson ever invested‚ a professional
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