Cash Flows and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting

Cash Flow estimation Problems in Capital Budgeting Capital Rationing Problems with Project Ranking Size disparity problem Time disparity problem Mutually exclusive investment with unequal lives
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Capital Budgeting Example Capital Budgeting: the process of planning for purchases of long-term assets. Example:

Our firm must decide whether to purchase a new plastic molding machine for $127,000. How do we decide?

Will the machine be profitable? Will our firm earn a high rate of return on the investment? The relevant project information follows:
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Capital Budgeting Example (Continued)

The cost of the new machine is $127,000 Installation will cost $20,000 $4,000 in net working capital will be needed at the time of installation The project will increase revenues by $85,000 per year, but operating costs will increase by 35% of the revenue increase Simplified straight line depreciation is used Class life is 5 years, and the firm is planning to keep the project for 5 years Salvage value at the end of year 5 will be $50,000 14% cost of capital; 34% marginal tax rate
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Capital Budgeting Steps

1) Evaluate Cash Flows Look at all incremental cash flows occurring as a result of the project.

Initial outlay Differential Cash Flows over the life of the project (also referred to as annual cash flows) Terminal Cash Flows

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Capital Budgeting Steps (Continued)

2) Evaluate the risk of the project

For now, well assume that the risk of the project is the same as the risk of the overall firm if not we would require a greater return If we do this, we can use the firms cost of capital as the discount rate for capital investment projects. Well cover cost of capital in Chapter 12

3) Accept or Reject the Project

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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash flow at time 0? Purchase price of the asset + Shipping and installation costs = Depreciable asset + Investment in working capital + After-tax proceeds from sale of old asset = Net Initial Outlay
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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows (Continued)

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash flow at time 0? Note amounts in parentheses are negative 127,000 Purchase price of asset + 20,000 Shipping and installation = 147,000 Depreciable asset + 4,000 Net working capital + 0 Proceeds from sale of old asset = 151,000 Net initial outlay
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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows (Continued) b) Annual Cash Flows: What incremental cash flows occur over the life of the project?
Incremental revenue Incremental costs Depreciation on project = Incremental earnings before taxes Tax on incremental EBT (Based on marginal tax rate) = Incremental earnings after taxes + Depreciation reversal (Because it is not an actual cash flow) = Annual Cash Flow
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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows (Continued)

85,000 29,750 29,400 25,850 8,789 17,061 29,400 46,461

Revenue Costs (35% of revenues) Depreciation (Straight-line over 5 years, 147K/5) EBT Taxes (34 marginal tax rate) EAT Depreciation reversal Annual Cash Flow
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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows (Continued)

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the cash flow at the end of the projects life? 50,000 Salvage value +/ Tax effects of capital gain/loss + Recapture of net working capital = Terminal Cash Flow

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Tax Effects of Sale

Salvage value (SV) = $50,000 Book value (BV) = depreciable asset total amount depreciated. Book value = $147,000 $147,000 = $0 Capital gain = SV BV = 50,000 0 = $50,000 Tax payment = 50,000 x 0.34 = $17,000

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Step 1: Evaluate Cash Flows (Continued)

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the cash flow at the end of the projects life? 50,000 Salvage value 17,000 Tax on capital gain 4,000 Recapture of NWC 37,000 Terminal Cash Flow

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Project NPV

CF(0) = 151,000 CF(1 4) = 46,461 CF(5) = 46,461 + 37,000 = 83,461 Discount rate = 14% NPV = $27,721 We would accept the project

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Problems in Capital Budgeting: Capital Rationing Suppose that you have evaluated 5 capital investment projects for your company Suppose that the VP of Finance has given you a limited capital budget How do you decide which projects to select? Ranking projects by IRR is not always the best way to deal with a limited capital budget Its better to pick the largest NPVs Lets try ranking projects by NPV
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Problems with Project Ranking

1) Mutually exclusive projects of unequal size (the size disparity problem) The NPV decision may not agree with IRR or PI Solution: select the project with the largest NPV

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Size Disparity Example

Project A year cash flow 0 (135,000) 1 60,000 2 60,000 3 60,000 required return = 12% IRR = 15.89% NPV = 9,1100 PI = 1.07 Project B year cash flow 0 (30,000) 1 15,000 2 15,000 3 15,000 required return = 12% IRR = 23.38% NPV = 6,027 PI = 1.20
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Problems with Project Ranking (Continued)

2) The time disparity problem with mutually exclusive projects NPV and PI assume cash flows are reinvested at the required rate of return for the project IRR assumes cash flows are reinvested at the IRR The NPV or PI decision may not agree with the IRR Solution: select the largest NPV
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Time Disparity Example

Project A year cash flow 0 (48,000) 1 1,200 2 2,400 3 39,000 4 42,000 required return = 12% IRR = 18.10% NPV = $9,436 PI = 1.20 Project B year cash flow 0 (46,500) 1 36,500 2 24,000 3 2,400 4 2,400 required return = 12% IRR = 25.51%
NPV = $8,455 PI = 1.18
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Problems with Project Ranking (Continued)

3) Mutually exclusive investments with unequal lives

Suppose our firm is planning to expand and we have to select 1 of 2 machines They differ in terms of economic life and capacity How do we decide which machine to select?

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Mutually Exclusive Investments with Unequal Lives

The after-tax cash flows are: Year Machine 1 Machine 2 0 (45,000) (45,000) 1 20,000 12,000 2 20,000 12,000 3 20,000 12,000 4 12,000 5 12,000 6 12,000 Assume a required return of 14%

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Step 1: Calculate NPV

NPV1 = $1,433 NPV2 = $1,664 So, does this mean #2 is better? No! The two NPVs cant be compared!

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Step 2: Equivalent Annual Annuity (EAA) Method

If we assume that each project will be replaced an infinite number of times in the future, we can convert each NPV to an annuity The projects EAAs can be compared to determine which is the best project! EAA: Simply annualize the NPV over the projects life

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EAA with your Calculator

Simply spread the NPV over the life of the project Machine 1: PV = 1,433, N = 3, I = 14, Solve: PMT = 617.24
Machine 2: PV = 1,664, N = 6, I = 14, Solve: PMT = 427.91
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EAA Decision Rule

EAA1 = $617 EAA2 = $428 This tells us that:

NPV1 = annuity of $617 per year NPV2 = annuity of $428 per year So, weve reduced a problem with different time horizons to a couple of annuities Decision Rule: Select the highest EAA. We would choose machine #1
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EAA Decision Rule

Assuming infinite replacement, the EAAs are actually perpetuities. Get the PV by dividing the EAA by the required rate of return NPV,1 = 617 / 0.14 = $4,407
NPV,2 = 428 / 0.14 = $3,057 This doesnt change the answer, of course; it just converts EAA to a NPV that can be compared
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