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| Preface |
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| PART I CAPITAL BUDGETING AND VALUATION UNDER CERTAINTY |
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1 THE STATE OF THE ART OF CAPITAL BUDGETING |
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Decision-making and corporate objectives |
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The evolution of capital budgeting practice |
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The calculation of the discount rate |
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The time risk interaction |
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Present value addition rule |
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Present value multiplication rule |
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The term structure of interest rates |
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Three basic generalizations |
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2 AMOUNTS DISCOUNTED AND DISCOUNT RATES |
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The adjusted present value method |
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Equivalence of the methods |
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The CCF calculation: the value to investors |
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Costs of financial distress |
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With $600 of debt substituted for stock |
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The use of r* (the CCF method) |
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Calculation of discount rates |
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| PART II CAPITAL BUDGETING AND VALUATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY |
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3 CAPITAL BUDGETING WITH UNCERTAINTY |
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Period-by-period summaries |
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Risk adjusted discount rates |
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Default-free rate of discount |
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4 ELEMENTS OF TIME AND UNCERTAINTY |
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Converting expected cash flows |
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The discount rate assumption |
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Capital budgeting with constant risk aversion |
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Capital budgeting with a constant risk adjusted rate |
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A capital market perspective |
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A qualification of the CAPM decision rule |
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5 THE STATE PREFERENCE APPROACH |
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The expected risk-adjustment |
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Application of the risk-adjusted present value approach |
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Applying the risk-adjusted present value factors |
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6 RESOLUTION OF UNCERTAINTY |
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Risks, returns and the resolution of uncertainty |
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Introducing the three assets |
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Expected rates of return by asset and node |
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Conclusions about the three assets |
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An alternative calculation |
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Introducing the two projects |
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7 DIVERSIFICATION AND RISK REDUCTION |
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Systematic and unsystematic risk |
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Introduction to portfolio analysis |
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The portfolio problem in perspective |
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The efficient frontier of investment alternatives |
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Perfect positive correlation |
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Perfect negative correlation |
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The power of diversification: independent investments |
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Positively correlated investments |
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Observations regarding diversification |
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Portfolio analysis with a riskless security: the capital asset pricing model |
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Systematic and unsystematic risk |
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Implications for corporate investment policy |
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Solution to review problem 1 |
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Solution to review problem 2 |
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Solution to review problem 3 |
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Appendix: Statistical background |
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8 PROJECTS WITH COMPONENTS HAVING DIFFERENT RISKS |
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A new product project with two different cash flow components |
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Calculating the value of an asset by discounting its net cash flow |
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A new market for an old product |
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Disadvantages of using a single discount rate |
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Finding the composite discount rate for projects with a finite life |
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Discount rates and corporate income taxes |
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The present value calculation technique used |
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Appendix: Derivation of the formula for the after-tax discount rate for a cash flow component |
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9 PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO CAPITAL BUDGETING WITH UNCERTAINTY |
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Approach 1: Using payback, present value profile, and sensitivity analysis |
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Approach 2: Calculate the net present value of the expected cash flows |
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WACC: The weighted average cost of capital |
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The cost of retained earnings |
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Costs of retained earnings and of equity with investor taxes |
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Costs of retained earnings with investor taxes |
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Cost of new equity capital with investor taxes |
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The relevant source of funds |
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Computing the firm's weighted average cost of capital |
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Capital structure and the effect on the WACC |
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The optimum capital structure |
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The firm's WACC and investments |
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Default-free rate of discount |
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Discounting stock equity flows |
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Simulation and the Monte Carlo method |
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| PART III OPTION THEORY AS A CAPITAL BUDGETING TOOL |
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10 REAL OPTIONS AND CAPITAL BUDGETING |
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Two types of stock options |
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Valuing call options on common stock |
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The value of a call option on common stock: a numerical example |
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Formulas for call option valuation |
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Formulas for composition of the replicating portfolio |
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Certainty equivalent formulas for the value of an option |
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A multi-period call option |
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The replicating portfolio method for a two-period option |
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The certainty equivalent method for a two-period option |
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Description and valuation of the underlying asset without flexibility |
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Multiple options on the same asset |
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Appendix A: Increasing accuracy by using a large number of short periods |
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Appendix B: Valuation with multiple options on an asset |
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| PART IV APPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL BUDGETING |
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External capital rationing |
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Internal capital rationing |
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Scarce factors of production |
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12 THE VALUATION OF A FIRM |
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Present value of dividends |
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Present value of earnings minus new investment |
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Present value of growth opportunities |
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Substitution of debt for equity |
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Present value of economic income |
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Valuation for acquisition |
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Forecasting the post-acquisition price |
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13 USING ECONOMIC INCOME (RESIDUAL INCOME) FOR VALUATION |
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The discounted cash flow model accepted by finance theorists |
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Tile economic income model |
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Valuation using economic income |
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Comparing ROI and economic income |
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14 PRESENT VALUE ACCOUNTING |
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Economic depreciation, income, and return on investment |
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Application to assets with zero present value |
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An investment with a positive net present value |
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Two investments with different risks |
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Internal rate of return and taxes |
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15 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND MANAGERIAL COMPENSATION |
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Performance measurement and managerial compensation |
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Return on investment (ROI) |
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ROI and investment decision-making |
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The case of the resource benefiting the future |
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The computation of income and ROI |
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Comparing ROI and economic income |
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Summary of economic income advantages |
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A non-zero net present value |
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Cash flow return on investment |
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In conclusion: To measure performance |
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Some generalizations regarding compensation |
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Rewarding bad performance |
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16 FLUCTUATING RATES OF OUTPUT |
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A plant limited to one type of equipment and two alternatives |
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17 INVESTMENT DECISIONS WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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The opportunity to replicate |
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Delaying other investments |
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Basic principles of when to start and stop a process |
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The strategy of capacity decisions |
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Performance measurement and the timing decision |
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Competitors: Preempting the market |
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Perfect predictions of interest rates |
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Borrow or lease: The financing decision |
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Buy or lease with taxes: using the after-tax borrowing rate (method 1) |
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Using a risk-adjusted discount rate (method 2) |
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Computing the implied interest rate on the lease (method 3) |
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Risk considerations in lease-versus-borrow decisions |
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Leases and purchase options |
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Importance of terminal value |
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The alternative minimum tax |
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| Bibliography |
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| Name index |
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| Subject index |
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