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InternationalCapitalBudgeting
QUESTIONS
1.Cananinvestmentprojectofaforeignsubsidiarythathasapositivenetpresentvaluewhenevaluatedasastand-alonefirmeverberejectedbytheparentcorporation?
Assumethattheparentacceptsallprojectswithpositiveadjustednetpresentvalues.
Answer:
Yes,weknowthatcountriesimposewithholdingtaxesonthedividendsthatarerepatriatedfromsubsidiariestoparentcorporations.Thesetaxeslowerthevalueoftheprojecttotheparent.Theparentmustalsobeawareofthepossibilityoffutureproblemsaccessingtheforeignexchangemarketfromthesubsidiary’scountry.Ingeneral,politicalriskcouldbedifferentforasubsidiaryofamultinationalcorporationversusalocalstand-alonefirm.
2.Howdolicensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesaffectthevalueofaforeignproject?
Licensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesaretruecoststothesubsidiaryortothestand-alonefirmthatwouldbeoperatingintheforeigncountryproducingandsellingtheproductsofthemultinationalcorporation.Thus,licensingagreements,royalties,andoverheadallocationfeesreducetheincomeintheforeigncountry.Nevertheless,thesecashflowsprovideprofittotheparentcorporation.Licensingagreementsandroyaltiesprovidepureprofittotheparentasnocostsareincurred,andoverheadfeesprovidenetprofitastheycovercostsincurredbytheparent.Thus,thesecashflowsarequitevaluabletotheparent.
3.Whydoesanadjustednetpresentvalueanalysistreatthepresentvalueoffinancialsideeffectsasaseparateitem?
Isn’tinterestexpensealegitimatecostofdoingbusiness?
Theadjustednetpresentvalueapproachtocapitalbudgetingstartsbyvaluingthefreecashflowstotheall-equitycashfirm.Itthenaddsothersourcesofvalueassociatedwithhowthefirmisfinanced.Asintheweightedaveragecostofcapital(WACC)approachinChapter16,thenumeratorcashflowsarethefreecashflowstotheallequityfirm.IncontrasttoWACCanalysis,whichdiscountsthesecashflowswithadiscountratethatisaweightedaverageoftheafter-taxrequiredreturnonthedebtandtherateofreturnontheleveredequity,theANPVanalysisusestherateofreturnontheunleveredassetstogettheall-equityvalue.Studentssometimesthinkthatthedeductibilityofinterestasabusinessexpenseisthereforemissing,andtheywanttoreducetheall-equityfreecashflowsbytheafter-taxinterestpayments.ThismissesthefactthatthevalueoftheinteresttaxshieldsisbeingaddedasaseparatesourceofvalueinANPV,whereasitisincludedinWACC.Also,itmissesthefactthatwhentheequityholdersleverthefirm,theygettheprincipalonthedebtupfrontanddon’thavetoputasmuchequityintothefirmforitsinvestments.Thepresentvalueofthefuturecashoutflowsforinterestpaymentsandrepaymentofprincipalequaltheinitialvalueoftheprincipal,inwhichcaseitisonlythetaxshieldthatneedstobevalued.ANPVdoesthisseparately.
4.Whatismeantbythenetpresentvalueofthefinancialsideeffectsofaproject?
Generally,theseeffectsarisefromthecostsofissuingsecurities,thetaxesortaxdeductionsassociatedwiththetypeoffinancinginstrumentused(includingthetaxdeductibilityoftheinterestpaidonthedebt),thecostsoffinancialdistress,andtheavailabilityofsubsidizedfinancingfromgovernments.
5.Whyisitcostlytoissuesecurities?
Theinvestmentbankerswhohandletheissuingofsecuritieseithertothepublicortoprivateinvestorsarefinancialintermediaries,andtheymustbecompensatedfortheuseoftheirscarceresources.Thiscompensationincludesamonetaryfee,butitalsooftenincludesanunderwritingdiscount,orspread.Theunderwritingdiscountbetweenwhatthecorporationreceivesfromissuingthesecuritiesandwhatthepublicpaysforthesecuritiesisoftenalargepartofthecompensationoftheinvestmentbankthatunderwritestheissue.
6.Whatisaninteresttaxshield?
Howdoyoucalculateitsvalue?
Theinteresttaxshieldonadebtisthevalueoftheabilitytodeductinterestasabusinessexpense.Therefore,atapointintimeitisequaltothecorporatetaxratetimestheamountofinterest,.Thistaxdeductionisdiscountedatthestateddebtrate,whichisthemarketdebtrateassociatedwiththatdebt.Thus,thediscountedpresentvalueofaperpetualinteresttaxshieldis
7.Whatisaninterestsubsidy?
Interestsubsidiesarisewhengovernmentsarewillingtolendtocorporationsatbelowmarketinterestrates.Suchsubsidiesaddvaluetoaproject.Theappropriatediscountrateforaninterestsubsidyisthemarket’srequiredrateofreturnonthedebtofthecorporationbecausethecorporationisjustaslikelytodefaultonasubsidizedloanfromthegovernmentasitisonanormalloanatmarketinterestrates.SupposethatthegovernmentletsacorporationborrowaprincipalofDforoneperiodatasubsidizedinterestrateofrS<
rD,whichisthemarket’srequiredrateofreturnonthecorporation’sdebt.ThecorporationborrowsDinthefirstperiod,anditrepays(1+rS)Dinthesecondperiod.Becausetheactualinterestpaymentisdeductible,thecorporationalsogetsataxdeductionofτrSDinthesecondperiod.Thepresentvalueofthecashflowsofthesubsidizeddebtdiscountedatthemarket’srequiredrateofreturnonthecorporation’sdebtistherefore
Thevalueofaloanatasubsidized,below-market,interestratehastwocomponents:
thepresentvalueoftheinterestsubsidy,whichisthedifferencebetweentheinterestpaidonamarketloanandtheinterestonthesubsidizedloan,plusthepresentvalueoftheactualinteresttaxshield.Inbothcases,thepresentvalueistakenatthemarket’srequiredrateofreturnonthedebt.
8.Whataregrowthoptions?
Provideanexampleofoneinaninternationalcontext.
Agrowthoptionariseswhenafirmundertakesaprojectandobtainsanoptiontodoanotherprojectinthefuture.Theoptiontodothesecondprojectaddsvaluetothefirstproject.Agrowthoptionmightincludeafirm’sabilitytosellanewproductthatissuccessfulinthedomesticmarketintheinternationalmarketplace.Growthoptionsarespecificexamplesofrealoptionsthatalsoincludetheabilityofafirmtoshutdownaplantoramineuntiloperatingconditionsimproveortodelayanimportantoperatingdecisionuntilmoreinformationcanbegathered.Realoptionsarevaluable.
9.WhatisthedifferencebetweenEBITandNOPLAT?
TheacronymEBITisearningsbeforeinterestandtaxes.Itrepresentsthebefore-taxoperatingprofitofthefirm.TheacronymNOPLATisnetoperatingprofitlessadjustedtaxes.ItisfoundbytakingthetaxesoutofEBITthatwouldbepaidbytheall-equityfirm.Itisthereforetheafter-taxoperatingprofitoftheall-equityfirm.
10.Whyisitimportanttounderstandandmanagenetworkingcapital?
Thestockofnetworkingcapitalistheamountofinventory,cash,andaccountsreceivableminusaccountspayablethatthefirmmusthaveonhandtorunitsbusiness.Ifthebusinesscanberunwithalowernetworkingcapital,thisamountofassetscouldbegiventoinvestors.Conversely,increasesinnetworkingcapitaluseafter-taxprofitsthatthefirmcouldotherwiseusetofinancecapitalexpendituresorpaytoinvestors.Assuch,changesinnetworkingcapitalareinvestmentsthatthefirmmakesinitsfutureprofitability.
11.WhatdoesCAPXmean,andwhyisitafirm’sengineofgrowth?
CAPXisanacronymthatisshortforcapitalexpenditures.Theseareinvestmentsthatthefirmismakinginphysicalplantandequipmentthatwillproduceoutputinthefuture.Consequently,ifthefirmwantstogrow,itwillhavetodoCAPX,andinthissense,CAPXisthefirm’sengineofgrowth.
12.WhyisitsometimesassumedthatCAPXequalsdepreciationinthelaterstagesofaproject?
Howdoesexpectedinflationaffectthisassumption?
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Asaprojectmatures,therearenomoreplannedinvestmentsinwhichcasethescaleoftheprojectisfixed.But,thephysicalplantandequipmenthaveaneconomiclifetimeandmustbereplaced.Ifaccountingdepreciationmatcheseconomicdepreciation,settingCAPXequaltodepreciationisappropriate.Youshouldbeawarethataccountingdepreciationoftenfailstomatcheconomicdepreciationbecauseofinflation.Thehighertherateofinflation,themoreseverethisproblemisunlesstheaccountingdepreciationisindexedtoinflationinsomeway.BecauseCAPXwillbespentonrealplantandequipment,thenominalamountofexpendituresmaybesomewhatgreaterthantheamounttheaccountsareallowedtodeductforthebookvalueofdepreciation.
13.Whatistheterminalvalueofaproject?
Howisitcalculated?
Theterminalvalueofaprojectisthepresentdiscountedvalueofallfuturefreecashflowsintheyearsbeyondanexplicitforecastinghorizon.Ifwegenerateexplicitforecastsoffreecashflowsforthenext10years,theterminalvalueisthepresentdiscountedvalueoffreecashflowsinyears11toinfinity.Onetypicallyassumesthatfuturefreecashflowswillgrowattherateg,andthediscountratefortheseperpetualcashflowsisr.Thestartingvalueinyear11is(1+g)higherthantheexpectedfreecashflowsinyear10.Fromtheperpetuityformulaforagrowingcashflow,weknowthat
Aftercalculatingtheterminalvalueinyear10,thatquantitymustthen
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