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BreakingoutG&ACostsintofixedandvariablecomponents:Asimpleexample
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¨ AssumethatyouhaveatimeseriesofrevenuesandG&Acostsforacompany.
¤ WhatpercentageoftheG&Acostisvariable?
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ToTime-WeightedCashFlows
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¨ Incrementalcashflowsintheearlieryearsareworthmorethanincrementalcashflowsinlateryears.
¨ Infact,cashflowsacrosstimecannotbeaddedup.Theyhavetobebroughttothesamepointintimebeforeaggregation.
¨ Thisprocessofmovingcashflowsthroughtimeis¤ discounting,whenfuturecashflowsarebroughttothepresent
¤ compounding,whenpresentcashflowsaretakentothefuture
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Discountedcashflowmeasuresofreturn
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¨ NetPresentValue(NPV):Thenetpresentvalueisthesumofthepresentvaluesofallcashflowsfromtheproject(includinginitialinvestment).¤ NPV=Sumofthepresentvaluesofallcashflowsontheproject,including theinitial investment,withthecashflowsbeingdiscountedattheappropriatehurdlerate(costofcapital,ifcashflowiscashflowtothefirm,andcostofequity, ifcashflowistoequity investors)
¤ DecisionRule:AcceptifNPV>0¨ InternalRateofReturn(IRR):Theinternalrateofreturnisthediscountratethatsetsthenetpresentvalueequaltozero.Itisthepercentagerateofreturn,baseduponincrementaltime-weightedcashflows.¤ DecisionRule:AcceptifIRR>hurdlerate
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ClosureonCashFlows
¨ Inaprojectwithafiniteandshortlife,youwouldneed tocomputeasalvagevalue,whichistheexpectedproceeds fromselling alloftheinvestment intheprojectattheendoftheprojectlife. Itisusually setequaltobookvalueoffixedassetsandworking capital
¨ Inaprojectwithaninfiniteorvery longlife,wecompute cashflowsforareasonable period, andthencomputeaterminal valueforthisproject,whichisthepresentvalueofallcashflowsthatoccuraftertheestimationperiodends..
¨ Assuming theprojectlastsforever,andthatcashflowsafteryear10grow2%(theinflationrate)forever,thepresentvalueattheendofyear10ofcashflowsafterthatcanbewrittenas:¤ TerminalValueinyear10=CFinyear11/(CostofCapital- GrowthRate)
=715(1.02)/(.0846-.02) =$11,275million
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WhichyieldsaNPVof..
Discounted at Rio Disney cost of capital of 8.46%Aswath Damodaran
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Whichmakestheargumentthat..
¨ Theprojectshouldbeaccepted.Thepositivenetpresentvaluesuggeststhattheprojectwilladdvaluetothefirm,andearnareturninexcessofthecostofcapital.
¨ Bytakingtheproject,Disneywillincreaseitsvalueasafirmby$3,296million.
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TheIRRofthisproject
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Internal Rate of Return=12.60%
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TheIRRsuggests..
¨ Theprojectisagoodone.Usingtime-weighted, incremental cashflows,thisprojectprovides areturnof12.60%.Thisisgreaterthanthecostofcapitalof8.46%.
¨ TheIRRandtheNPVwill yieldsimilar resultsmostofthetime,thoughtherearedifferences between thetwoapproaches thatmaycauseprojectrankings tovarydepending upontheapproachused.Theycanyielddifferent results,especially whycomparingacrossprojectsbecause¤ AprojectcanhaveonlyoneNPV,whereasitcanhavemorethanoneIRR.¤ TheNPVisadollarsurplusvalue,whereastheIRRisapercentagemeasure
ofreturn.TheNPVisthereforelikelytobelargerfor“largescale” projects,whiletheIRRishigherfor“small-scale” projects.
¤ TheNPVassumesthatintermediatecashflowsgetreinvestedatthe“hurdlerate”,whichisbaseduponwhatyoucanmakeoninvestmentsofcomparablerisk,whiletheIRRassumesthatintermediatecashflowsgetreinvestedatthe“IRR”.
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Doesthecurrencymatter?
¨ Theanalysiswasdoneindollars.WouldtheconclusionshavebeenanydifferentifwehaddonetheanalysisinBrazilianReais?a. Yesb. No
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The‘‘ConsistencyRule” forCashFlows
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¨ Thecashflowsonaprojectandthediscountrateusedshouldbedefinedinthesameterms.¤ Ifcashflowsareindollars($R),thediscountratehastobeadollar($R)discountrate
¤ Ifthecashflowsarenominal(real),thediscountratehastobenominal(real).
¨ Ifconsistencyismaintained,theprojectconclusionsshouldbeidentical,nomatterwhatcashflowsareused.
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DisneyThemePark:ProjectAnalysisin$R
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¨ Theinflationrateswereassumed tobe9%inBraziland2%intheUnitedStates.The$R/dollar rateatthetimeoftheanalysiswas2.35$R/dollar.
¨ Theexpectedexchange ratewasderivedassumingpurchasingpowerparity.¤ ExpectedExchangeRatet =ExchangeRatetoday*(1.09/1.02)t
¨ Theexpectedgrowthrateafteryear10isstillexpected tobetheinflationrate,butitisthe9%$Rinflationrate.
¨ Thecostofcapitalin$Rwasderived fromthecostofcapital indollarsandthedifferences ininflationrates:$RCostofCapital=
=(1.0846)(1.09/1.02) – 1=15.91%
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DisneyThemePark:$RNPV
NPV=R$7,745/2.35=$3,296MillionNPVisequaltoNPVindollarterms
Discount at $R cost of capital= (1.0846) (1.09/1.02) – 1 = 15.91%
Expected Exchange Ratet= Exchange Rate today * (1.09/1.02)t
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UncertaintyinProjectAnalysis:Whatcanwedo?
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¨ Basedonourexpectedcashflowsandtheestimatedcostofcapital,theproposed themeparklookslikeaverygoodinvestment forDisney.Whichofthefollowingmayaffectyourassessment ofvalue?¤ Revenuesmaybeoverestimated(crowdsmaybesmallerandspendless)¤ Actualcostsmaybehigher thanestimatedcosts¤ Taxratesmaygoup¤ Interestratesmayrise¤ Riskpremiumsanddefaultspreadsmayincrease¤ Alloftheabove
¨ Howwouldyourespond tothisuncertainty?¤ Willwaitfortheuncertainty toberesolved¤ Willnottaketheinvestment¤ Asksomeone else(consultant, boss, colleague) tomakethedecision¤ Ignoreit.¤ Other
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Onesimplisticsolution:Seehowquicklyyoucangetyourmoneyback…
¨ Ifyourbiggestfear islosingthebillionsthatyouinvested intheproject,onesimplemeasure thatyoucancomputeisthenumberofyearsitwilltakeyoutogetyourmoneyback.
Payback = 10.3 years
Discounted Payback = 16.8 years
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Year Cash Flow Cumulated CF PV of Cash Flow Cumulated DCF0 -$2,000 -$2,000 -$2,000 -$2,0001 -$1,000 -$3,000 -$922 -$2,9222 -$859 -$3,859 -$730 -$3,6523 -$267 -$4,126 -$210 -$3,8624 $340 -$3,786 $246 -$3,6165 $466 -$3,320 $311 -$3,3056 $516 -$2,803 $317 -$2,9887 $555 -$2,248 $314 -$2,6748 $615 -$1,633 $321 -$2,3539 $681 -$952 $328 -$2,025
10 $715 -$237 $317 -$1,70811 $729 $491 $298 -$1,40912 $743 $1,235 $280 -$1,12913 $758 $1,993 $264 -$86514 $773 $2,766 $248 -$61715 $789 $3,555 $233 -$38416 $805 $4,360 $219 -$16517 $821 $5,181 $206 $41
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Aslightlymoresophisticatedapproach:SensitivityAnalysis&What-ifQuestions…¨ TheNPV,IRRandaccountingreturnsforaninvestmentwillchange
aswechangethevaluesthatweusefordifferent variables.¨ Onewayofanalyzing uncertaintyistochecktoseehowsensitive
thedecisionmeasure (NPV,IRR..) istochangesinkeyassumptions.While thishasbecomeeasier andeasier todoovertime,therearecaveatsthatwewouldoffer.
¨ Caveat1:Whenanalyzing theeffectsofchangingavariable,weoftenholdallelseconstant.Intherealworld,variablesmovetogether.
¨ Caveat2:Theobjective insensitivity analysis isthatwemakebetterdecisions, notchurnoutmoretablesandnumbers.¤ Corollary1:Lessismore.Noteverythingisworthvarying…¤ Corollary2:Apictureisworthathousandnumbers(andtables).
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Andhereisareallygoodpicture…
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Thefinalstepup:Incorporateprobabilisticestimates..Ratherthanexpectedvalues..
Actual Revenues as % of Forecasted Revenues (Base case = 100%)
Operating Expenses at Parks as % of Revenues (Base Case = 60%)
Country Risk Premium (Base Case = 3% (Brazil))
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Theresultingsimulation…
Average = $3.40 billionMedian = $3.28 billion
NPV ranges from -$1 billion to +$8.5 billion. NPV is negative 12% of the time.
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Youarethedecisionmaker…
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¨ AssumethatyouarethepersonatDisneywhoisgiventheresultsofthesimulation.TheaverageandmedianNPVareclosetoyourbasecasevaluesof$3.29billion.However,thereisa10%probabilitythattheprojectcouldhaveanegativeNPVandthattheNPVcouldbealargenegativevalue?Howwouldyouusethisinformation?¤ Iwouldaccepttheinvestment andprinttheresultsofthissimulationandfilethemawaytoshowthatIexercised duediligence.
¤ Iwould rejecttheinvestment, because itistoorisky (thereisa10%chancethatitcouldbeabadproject)
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EquityAnalysis:TheParallels
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¨ Theinvestmentanalysiscanbedoneentirelyinequityterms,aswell.Thereturns,cashflowsandhurdlerateswillallbedefinedfromtheperspectiveofequityinvestors.
¨ Ifusingaccountingreturns,¤ ReturnwillbeReturnonEquity(ROE)=NetIncome/BVofEquity¤ ROEhastobegreaterthancostofequity
¨ Ifusingdiscountedcashflowmodels,¤ Cashflowswill becashflowsafterdebtpayments toequityinvestors
¤ Hurdle ratewillbecostofequity
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AValeIronOreMineinCanadaInvestmentOperatingAssumptions
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1. Theminewillrequireaninitialinvestmentof$1.25billionandisexpectedtohaveaproductioncapacityof8milliontonsofironore,onceestablished.Theinitialinvestmentof$1.25billionwillbedepreciatedovertenyears,usingdoubledecliningbalancedepreciation,downtoasalvagevalueof$250millionattheendoftenyears.
2. Theminewillstartproductionmidwaythroughthenextyear,producing4milliontonsofironoreforyear1,withproductionincreasingto6milliontons inyear2andlevelingoffat8milliontonsthereafter(untilyear10).Theprice,inUSdollarspertonofironoreiscurrently$100andisexpectedtokeeppacewithinflationforthelifeoftheplant.
3. Thevariablecostofproduction, includinglabor,materialandoperatingexpenses, isexpectedtobe$45/tonofironoreproducedandthereisafixedcostof$125millioninyear1.Bothcosts,whichwillgrowattheinflationrateof2%thereafter.ThecostswillbeinCanadiandollars,buttheexpectedvaluesareconvertedintoUSdollars,assumingthatthecurrentparitybetweenthecurrencies(1Canadian$=1USdollar)willcontinue,sinceinterestandinflationratesaresimilarinthetwocurrencies.
4. Theworkingcapitalrequirementsareestimatedtobe20%oftotalrevenues,andtheinvestmentshavetobemadeatthebeginningofeachyear.Attheendofthetenthyear,itisanticipatedthattheentireworkingcapitalwillbesalvaged.
5. Vale’scorporatetaxrateof34%willapplytothisprojectaswell.
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FinancingAssumptions
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Valeplanstoborrow$0.5billionatitscurrentcostofdebtof4.05%(baseduponitsratingofA-),usingaten-year termloan(where theloanwillbepaidoffinequalannualincrements). Thebreakdownofthepaymentseachyearintointerestandprincipalareprovidedbelow:
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TheHurdleRate
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¨ TheanalysisisdoneUSdollartermsandtoequityinvestors.Thus,thehurdleratehastobeaUS$costofequity.
¨ Intheearliersection,weestimatedcostsofequity,debtandcapitalinUSdollarsand$RforVale’sironorebusiness.
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Metals & Mining 11.35% 2.67% 35.48% 8.27% 15.70% Iron Ore 11.13% 2.67% 35.48% 8.13% 15.55% Fertilizers 12.70% 2.67% 35.48% 9.14% 16.63% Logistics 10.29% 2.67% 35.48% 7.59% 14.97% Vale Operations 11.23% 2.67% 35.48% 8.20% 15.62%
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NetIncome:ValeIronOreMine
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Production (millions of tons) 4.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
* Price per ton 102 104.04 106.12 108.24 110.41 112.62 114.87 117.17 119.51 121.9
= Revenues (millions US$) $408.00 $624.24 $848.97 $865.95 $883.26 $900.93 $918.95 $937.33 $956.07 $975.20
- Variable Costs $180.00 $275.40 $374.54 $382.03 $389.68 $397.47 $405.42 $413.53 $421.80 $430.23 - Fixed Costs $125.00 $127.50 $130.05 $132.65 $135.30 $138.01 $140.77 $143.59 $146.46 $149.39 - Depreciation $200.00 $160.00 $128.00 $102.40 $81.92 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 EBIT -$97.00 $61.34 $216.37 $248.86 $276.37 $299.91 $307.22 $314.68 $322.28 $330.04 - Interest Expenses $20.25 $18.57 $16.82 $14.99 $13.10 $11.13 $9.07 $6.94 $4.72 $2.41 Taxable Income -$117.25 $42.77 $199.56 $233.87 $263.27 $288.79 $298.15 $307.74 $317.57 $327.63 - Taxes ($39.87) $14.54 $67.85 $79.51 $89.51 $98.19 $101.37 $104.63 $107.97 $111.40 = Net Income (millions US$) -$77.39 $28.23 $131.71 $154.35 $173.76 $190.60 $196.78 $203.11 $209.59 $216.24
Book Value and DepreciationBeg. Book Value $1,250.00 $1,050.00 $890.00 $762.00 $659.60 $577.68 $512.14 $446.61 $381.07 $315.54 - Depreciation $200.00 $160.00 $128.00 $102.40 $81.92 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 + Capital Exp. $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 End Book Value $1,050.00 $890.00 $762.00 $659.60 $577.68 $512.14 $446.61 $381.07 $315.54 $250.00 - Debt Outstanding $458.45 $415.22 $370.24 $323.43 $274.73 $224.06 $171.34 $116.48 $59.39 $0.00
End Book Value of Equity $591.55 $474.78 $391.76 $336.17 $302.95 $288.08 $275.27 $264.60 $256.14 $250.00
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AROEAnalysis
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Year Net Income Beg. BV: Assets Depreciation Capital
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Debt BV: Equity Average BV: Equity ROE
0 $0.00 $0.00 $1,250.00 $1,250.00 $81.60 $500.00 $831.60 1 ($77.39) $1,250.00 $200.00 $0.00 $1,050.00 $124.85 $458.45 $716.40 $774.00 -10.00%2 $28.23 $1,050.00 $160.00 $0.00 $890.00 $169.79 $415.22 $644.57 $680.49 4.15%3 $131.71 $890.00 $128.00 $0.00 $762.00 $173.19 $370.24 $564.95 $604.76 21.78%4 $154.35 $762.00 $102.40 $0.00 $659.60 $176.65 $323.43 $512.82 $538.89 28.64%5 $173.76 $659.60 $81.92 $0.00 $577.68 $180.19 $274.73 $483.13 $497.98 34.89%6 $190.60 $577.68 $65.54 $0.00 $512.14 $183.79 $224.06 $471.87 $477.50 39.92%7 $196.78 $512.14 $65.54 $0.00 $446.61 $187.47 $171.34 $462.74 $467.31 42.11%8 $203.11 $446.61 $65.54 $0.00 $381.07 $191.21 $116.48 $455.81 $459.27 44.22%9 $209.59 $381.07 $65.54 $0.00 $315.54 $195.04 $59.39 $451.18 $453.50 46.22%10 $216.24 $315.54 $65.54 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00 $0.00 $250.00 $350.59 61.68%
Average ROE over the ten-year period = 31.36%
US $ ROE of 31.36% is greater than Vale Iron Ore US$ Cost of Equity of 11.13%
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¨ Aswiththeearlieranalysis,whereweusedreturnoncapitalandcostofcapitaltomeasure theoverallqualityofprojectsatfirms,wecancomputereturnonequityandcostofequitytopass judgmentonwhether firmsarecreatingvaluetoitsequityinvestors.
¨ Specifically,wecancomputethereturnonequity(netincomeasapercentage ofbookequity)andcompare tothecostofequity.The returnspread isthen:¨ EquityReturnSpread=ReturnonEquity– Costofequity
¨ Thismeasure isparticularlyuseful forfinancial service firms,wherecapital,returnoncapitalandcostofcapitalaredifficultmeasures tonaildown.
¨ Fornon-financial service firms,itprovidesasecondary (albeitamorevolatilemeasure ofperformance). Whileitusuallyprovides thesamegeneral resultthattheexcessreturncomputedfromreturnoncapital,therecanbecaseswhere thetwomeasuresdiverge.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Net Income ($77.39) $28.23 $131.71 $154.35 $173.76 $190.60 $196.78 $203.11 $209.59 $216.24 + Depreciation & Amortization $200.00 $160.00 $128.00 $102.40 $81.92 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 $65.54 - Capital Expenditures $750.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - Change in Working Capital $81.60 $43.25 $44.95 $3.40 $3.46 $3.53 $3.60 $3.68 $3.75 $3.82 ($195.04)- Principal Repayments $41.55 $43.23 $44.98 $46.80 $48.70 $50.67 $52.72 $54.86 $57.08 $59.39 + Salvage Value of mine $250.00 Cashflow to Equity ($831.60) $37.82 $100.05 $211.33 $206.48 $203.44 $201.86 $205.91 $210.04 $214.22 $667.42
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Discounted at US$ cost of equity of 11.13% for Vale’s iron ore business
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AnEquityIRR
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IncomputingtheNPVoftheplant,weestimatedUS$cashflowsanddiscountedthemattheUS$costofequity.Wecouldhaveestimatedthecashflowsinrealterms(withnoinflation)anddiscountedthematarealcostofequity.Wouldtheanswerbedifferent?¨Yes¨No¨Explain
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DealingwithMacroUncertainty:TheEffectofIronOrePrice
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¨ LiketheDisneyThemePark,theValeIronOreMine’sactualvaluewillbebuffeted asthevariableschange.Thebiggestsourceofvariabilityisanexternal factor–thepriceofironore.
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Shouldyouhedge?
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¨ Thevalueofthismine isverymuchafunction ironoreprices.Therearefutures,forwardandoptionmarkets ironorethatValecanusetohedgeagainstpricemovements. Shouldit?¤ Yes¤ No
Explain.¨ Thevalueofthemine isalsoafunctionofexchangerates.Thereareforward,
futuresandoptionsmarketsoncurrency.ShouldValehedgeagainstexchangeraterisk?¤ Yes¤ No
Explain.¨ Onthe lastquestion,wouldyouranswerhavebeendifferentiftheminewerein
Brazil.¤ Yes¤ No
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Will the benefits persist if investors hedge the risk instead of the firm?
NoYes
NoYes
Can marginal investors hedge this risk cheaper
than the firm can?
NoYes
Is there a significant benefit in terms of higher expected cash flows or a lower discount rate?
NoYes
Is there a significant benefit in terms of higher cash flows or a lower discount rate?
What is the cost to the firm of hedging this risk?
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Do not hedge this risk. The benefits are small relative to costs
Hedge this risk. The benefits to the firm will exceed the costs
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Let the risk pass through to investors and let them hedge the risk.
Hedge this risk. The benefits to the firm will exceed the costs
Indifferent to hedging risk
Cash flow benefits- Tax benefits- Better project choices
Discount rate benefits- Hedge "macro" risks (cost of equity)- Reduce default risk (cost of debt or debt ratio)
Survival benefits (truncation risk)- Protect against catastrophic risk- Reduce default risk
Value Trade Off
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