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Value Creation and Economic Value Added (EVA) Calculate EVA Interpret EVA
Calculation of EVA
Less Equals Less Equals Less Equals
Earnings Before Interest Interest Net Farm Income Labor and Management Charge Net Income Cost of Equity Capital Economic Value Added
Interpreting EVA
A positive EVA means the firm generated a return to invested capital that exceeds the opportunity cost of capital
The value of the firm should increase
A negative EVA means the firm did not generate sufficient return to cover its cost of capital
The value of the firm should decline
The absolute value of EVA is less important than the trend in EVA