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Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Value Creation: Am I Really Creating Value?

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Objectives
Value Creation and Economic Value Added (EVA) Calculate EVA Interpret EVA

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Economic Value Added (EVA)


Economic profit A measure of value added Better than ROE as an indicator of creation of value Calculation reflects the idea that firm must earn enough to cover the cost of debt and the opportunity cost of equity before it even begins to create value

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

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

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

EVA Calculation: MBC Farms Debt


Earnings before Interest - Interest Net Farm Income - Labor and Managerial Charge = Net Income - Cost of Equity Capital Calculated (10%) on cost valuation basis $379,235 $98,716 $280,519 $150,000 $130,519 $128,736

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Cost of Equity Capital


Required Rate of Return x Net Worth Return your equity must generate to remain invested

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

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

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Diagnostics: Ways to Raise EVA


Earn more profit without using more capital Employ less capital Invest capital in projects with greater return potential Change capital structure to reduce capital cost

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Sample EVA Calculation


Debt Earnings before Interest - Interest Net Farm Income - Labor and Managerial Charge = Net Income - Cost of Equity Capital Calculated (10%) on cost valuation basis $379,235 $98,716 $280,519 $150,000 $130,519 $128,736

No Debt $379,235 0 $379,235 $150,000 $229,235 $353,024

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

Strategic Business Planning for Commercial Producers

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