Revised Fall 2012 CHAPTER 12 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Key Terms and Concepts to Know Basic Concepts The statement of cash flows highlights the major activities that impact cash flows and hence‚ affect the overall cash balance. Cash flows are important because they finance operations‚ pay bills‚ pay employees‚ pay dividends‚ repay loans and make investments. The statement analyzes the changes in the non-cash balance sheet from the perspective of whether the changes provided or used cash
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Capital budgeting is the process of evaluating and selecting long-term investments that are in line with the goal of investors’ wealth maximization. When a business makes a capital investment (assets such as equipment‚ building‚ land etc.) it incurs a cash outlay in the expectation of future benefits. The expected benefits generally extend beyond one year in the future. Out of different investment proposals available to a business‚ it has to choose a proposal that provides the best return and the
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GLOBALIZING THE COST OF CAPITAL AND CAPITAL BUDGETING AT AES 1. How would you evaluate the capital budgeting method used historically by AES? 2. If you implemented the methodology suggested by Venerus‚ what would be the range of discount rates one would use around the world? 3. Does this make sense as a way to do capital budgeting? 4. How big a value difference does this new approach make to the Pakistan project? 5. How do these cost of capital modifications translate into changed probabilities
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Multinational Capital Budgeting International Financial Management Dr. A. DeMaskey Learning Objectives How does domestic capital budgeting differ from multinational capital budgeting? How do incremental cash flows differ from total project cash flows? What is the difference between foreign project cash flows and parent cash flows? How does APV analysis differ from NPV analysis? How is the capital budgeting analysis adjusted for the additional economic and political risks
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Capital Budgeting Decision Process 1. Introduction The maximization of shareholder wealth can be achieved through dividend policy and increasing share price of the mark value. In order to derive more profits‚ our company shall invest potential investments which always cover a number of years. Those investments involve substantial initial outlay at the outset and the process. The management is responsible to participate in the process of planning‚ analyzing‚ evaluating‚ selecting
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Capital Budgeting Surveys: The Future is Now Richard M. Burns and Joe Walker This research is motivated by two major factors: (1) the over twenty year hiatus since the last thorough review ofthe capital budgeting survey literature‚ and (2) past appeals to the finance academic community by researchers to explore neglected areas ofthe capital budgeting process. In response‚ and using a four-stage capital budgeting process as a guide‚ the authors review the capital budgeting survey literature
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29 Capital Budgeting Meaning The term Capital Budgeting refers to the long-term planning for proposed capital outlays or expenditure for the purpose of maximizing return on investments. The capital expenditure may be : (1) Cost of mechanization‚ automation and replacement. (2) Cost of acquisition of fixed assets. e.g.‚ land‚ building and machinery etc. (3) Investment on research and development. (4) Cost of development and expansion of existing and new projects. DEFINITION OF CAPITAL BUDGETING
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decision(s) about which capital projects will be undertaken by a firm. Nominal cash flows determine its degree of profitability. However‚ in making the capital budgeting decision both real and nominal concepts must be considered. The purpose of this paper is to continue the discussion of the role of inflation in capital budgeting‚ and to focus on the individual components of the process to draw specific conclusions with respect to the interaction between the cost of capital‚ inflation‚ and the cash
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Estimate the required net working capital for each year and the cash flow due to investments in net working capital. The firm needs to increase its net working capital by 12% of incremental sales revenues. This amount is needed in the year before the sales revenue is earned. The amount for year 0 is 12% x $250‚000 = $30‚000.00‚ and that for year 1‚ 2‚ and 3 are $30‚900.00‚ $31‚827.00‚ and $32‚781.81 respectively. The cash flow due to the changes in the working capital is shown in Table 2. Year 0 1 2
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INTRODUCTION TO CAPITAL BUDGETING Overview 159 7.1 The NPV Rule for Judging Investments and Projects 159 7.2 The IRR Rule for Judging Investments 161 7.3 NPV or IRR‚ Which to Use? 162 7.4 The “Yes–No” Criterion: When Do IRR and NPV Give the Same Answer? 163 7.5 Do NPV and IRR Produce the Same Project Rankings? 164 7.6 Capital Budgeting Principle: Ignore Sunk Costs and Consider Only Marginal Cash Flows 168 7.7 Capital Budgeting Principle: Don’t Forget the Effects of Taxes—Sally and Dave’s
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