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• Adjustments for:
(These include adjustment for non-cash items)
Depreciation xxx
Amortization xxx
(Gain) / Loss on disposal xxx
Provisions xxx
b xxx
Cashflow from operating activities
• Movement in working capital:
Here INOM is the nominal rate expressed as a decimal and M is the number of compounding periods per year.
In our example, the nominal rate is 10%; but with semiannual compounding, INOM ¼ 10% ¼ 0.10 and M ¼ 2.
This results in EFF% ¼ 10.25%
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• Cash flow estimation
• Identifying the relevant cash flows
• Tax effect
• Changes in working capital
• Option value
• Adjustment for inflation
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• Many variables, individuals and departments are involved in cash flow
estimation;
• Financial Staff roles in Cash Flow Forecasting Process
1. Coordination with other departments
2. Ensuring that everyone involved use a consistent set of economic
assumptions
3. Avoiding biases
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• IDENTIFYING THE RELEVANT CASH FLOWS
• Cash flow versus accounting income
• Timing of cost flows
• Incremental cash flows:
• Sunk cost
• Opportunity cost
• Externalities - effect other projects
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• TAX EFFECT
a. Accounting and tax depreciation
b. Tax depreciation calculation
c. Sale of depreciable asset
CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL
Capital projects often require an additional investment in net working
capital (NWC), which must be included in the project’s cost and then
shown as a cash inflow at the end of the project’s life.
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• PRINCIPAL TYPE OF CASH FLOWS OVER PROJECT LIFE
a. Investment outlay
b. Operating cash flows
c. Terminal cash flows
• ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION – A suggested approach
a. Inflation is critically important therefore it must be recognized and dealt
with
b. Build inflation estimate into cash flows, where relevant
c. Since future inflation cannot be estimated with precision therefore it adds to
uncertainty and complexity
Pre requisite for a Cash Flow for an
investment decision making
• PRINCIPAL TYPE OF CASH FLOWS OVER PROJECT LIFE
a. Investment outlay
b. Operating cash flows
c. Terminal cash flows
• ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION – A suggested approach
a. Inflation is critically important therefore it must be recognized and dealt
with
b. Build inflation estimate into cash flows, where relevant
c. Since future inflation cannot be estimated with precision therefore it adds to
uncertainty and complexity
Proposed Project
• Cost: $200,000 + $10,000 shipping + $30,000 installation.
• Depreciable cost $240,000.
• Inventories will rise by $25,000 and payables will rise by
$5,000.
• Economic life = 4 years.
• Salvage value = $25,000.
• modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS): 3 years
Proposed Project
• Incremental gross sales = $250,000.
• Incremental cash operating costs =
• $125,000.
• Tax rate = 40%.
• Overall cost of capital = 10%.
Set up without numbers a time line for the
project CFs.
Set up without numbers a time line for the
project CFs.
Incremental Cash Flow
= Corporate cash flow with project
minus
Corporate cash flow without project
• Should CFs include interest expense? Dividends?
- NO. The costs of capital are already incorporated in the analysis
since we use them in discounting. If we included them as cash flows,
we would be double counting capital costs
1. Suppose $100,000 had been spent last year
to improve the production line site. Should
this cost be included in the analysis?
• Yes. Accepting the project means we will not receive the $25,000.
This is an opportunity cost and it should be charged to the project.
• A.T. opportunity cost
= $25,000 (1 - T) = $15,000 annual cost.
Net Investment Outlay at t = 0 (000s)
Equipment ($200)
Freight + Inst. (40)
Change in NWC (20)
Net CF 0 ($260)
NWC = $25,000 - $5,000 = $20,000.
Dep Basis
Basis = Cost
+ Shipping
+ Installation
=$240,000
Annual Depreciation Expense (000s)
Year % Depr. x Basis = Depr.
1 0.33 $240 $ 79
2 0.45 108
3 0.15 36
4 0.07 17
Year 1 Operating Cash Flows (000s)
Year 1
• Year 1 Operating Cash Flows (000s)