Estimating After-Tax Incremental Cash Flows

  

Cash Flows and Other Topics in

Capital Budgeting

  Incremental Cash Flows Incremental Cash Flows

   Cash (not accounting income) flowss

   Operating (not fnancing) flowss

   After-tax flowss

   Incremental flowss

   Cash (not accounting income) flowss

   Operating (not fnancing) flowss

   After-tax flowss

   Incremental flowss

  

Basic characteristics of

relevant project flowss

  

Incremental Cash Flows

Incremental Cash Flows

  Principles that must be adhered to in the estimation  

  Ignore Ignore sunk costs sunk costs  

  Include Include opportunity costs opportunity costs  

  Include project-driven changes in Include project-driven changes in wsorking capital wsorking capital net of net of spontaneous changes in current spontaneous changes in current liabilities liabilities

    Include efects of inflation Include efects of inflation and Depreciation 

  Depreciation represents the systematic allocation of the cost of a capital asset over a period of time for financial reporting purposes, tax purposes, or both.

  

use an accelerated method for tax

reporting purposes (MACRS).

  

Generally, proftable frms prefer to

MACRS Method

  

depreciation charges, the lowser the

taxes paid by the frm. Depreciation is a noncash expense.

  Everything else equal, the greater the

  

Assets are depreciated (MACRS) on

   one of eight diferent property classes. Generally, the half-year convention is

   used for MACRS.

MACRS Sample Schedule

  5

   4.46

  8

   8.93

  7

   8.92

   5.76

  6

   8.93

   11.52

  Recovery Property Class Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 1 33.33% 20.00% 14.29%

  2

   11.52

   7.41

  4

   17.49

   19.20

   14.81

  3

   24.49

   32.00

   44.45

   12.49

  Depreciable Basis

In tax accounting, the fully installed cost

of an asset. This is the amount that, by

laws, may be wsritten of over time for tax

purposes.

  

Depreciable Basis =

Cost of Asset + Capitalized Expenditures

  Capitalized Expenditures

Capitalized Expenditures are

expenditures that may provide

benefts into the future and

therefore are treated as capital

outlays and not as expenses of the

period in wshich they wsere incurred.

  

Examples: Shipping and installation a Depreciable Asset 

  Generally, the sale of a “capital asset” (as

defined by the IRS) generates a capital

gain (asset sells for more than book value) or capital loss (asset sells for less than book value).

   income has received more favorable U.S. tax treatment than operating income.

  Often historically, capital gains for purchases of long-term assets.

  For example: Our firm must decide whether to purchase a new plastic molding machine for $127,000 . How do we decide?

   Will the machine be profitable ? Will our firm earn a high rate of

   return on the investment?

The relevant project information

   follows:

  $127,000 . Installation will cost $20,000 .

   $4,000

   in net working capital will be needed at the time of installation.

The project will increase revenues by

   $85,000 per year, but operating costs will increase by 35% of the revenue increase. Simplified straight line depreciation is

   used.

   Class life is 5 years, and the firm is planning to keep the project for

  5

Look at all incremental cash flows occurring as a result of the project

   Diferential Cash Flows over

  Initial outlay

   the life of the project (also referred to as annual cash flows).

  1

  2

  3

  4

  5 n 6 . . .

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  2

  3

  4

  5 6 . . . n

  1

  2

  3

  4

  5 6 . . . n Annual Cash Flows

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  2

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  4

  5 n 6 . . . Terminal Cash flow

  

Annual Cash Flows

Initial outlay

  Capital Budgeting Steps

   chapter.

For now, we’ll assume that the

   risk of the project is the same as the risk of the overall firm.

   firm’s cost of capital as the discount rate for capital

  If we do this, we can use the

  Capital Budgeting Steps

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (Purchase price of the asset)

  • + (shipping and installation costs)

    (Depreciable asset)
  • + (Investment in working capital)

  • + After-tax proceeds from sale of

    old asset Net Initial Outlay

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000)

  • + (shipping and installation costs)

    (Depreciable asset)
  • + (Investment in working capital)

  • + After-tax proceeds from sale of

    old asset Net Initial Outlay

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000) + ( 20,000) (Depreciable asset)

  • + (Investment in working capital)

  • + After-tax proceeds from sale of

    old asset Net Initial Outlay

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000) + ( 20,000) (147,000)

  • + (Investment in working capital)

  • + After-tax proceeds from sale of

    old asset Net Initial Outlay

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000) + (20,000) (147,000) + (4,000)

  • + After-tax proceeds from sale of

    old asset Net Initial Outlay

  

a) Initial Outlay: What is the cash

flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000) + (20,000) (147,000) + (4,000) + 0 Net Initial Outlay

   flow at “ttime 0?� (127,000) Purchase price of asset + (20,000) Shipping and installation (147,000) Depreciable asset + (4,000) Net working capital + 0 Proceeds from sale of old asset

Flows

  • + 0 Proceeds from sale of

    old asset

  Flows

   Incremental revenue - Incremental costs - Depreciation on project Incremental earnings before taxes - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes

   Incremental revenue - Incremental costs - Depreciation on project Incremental earnings before taxes - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes

   85,000

  • - Incremental costs - Depreciation on project Incremental earnings before taxes - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes

  85,000 (29,750)

  • - Depreciation on project Incremental earnings before taxes - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes

  85,000 (29,750) (29,400)

   Incremental earnings before taxes - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes + Depreciation reversal

  85,000 (29,750) (29,400) 25,850

  • - Tax on incremental EBT Incremental earnings after taxes + Depreciation reversal Annual Cash Flow

  85,000 (29,750) (29,400) 25,850 (8,789)

   Incremental earnings after taxes + Depreciation reversal Annual Cash Flow

  85,000 (29,750)

(29,400)

25,850 (8,789) 17,061

  • + Depreciation reversal Annual Cash Flow

  85,000 (29,750)

(29,400)

25,850 (8,789) 17,061 29,400

  Annual Cash Flow

  85,000 Revenue (29,750) Costs

(29,400) Depreciation

25,850 EBT

  (8,789) Taxes 17,061 EAT 29,400 Depreciation

  reversal

  

46,461 = Annual Cash

Flows

  

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the

cash flow at the end of the project’s life? Salvage value +/- Tax efects of capital gain/loss + Recapture of net working capital Terminal Cash Flow

Flows

  

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the

cash flow at the end of the project’s life? 50,000 Salvage value +/- Tax efects of capital gain/loss + Recapture of net working capital Terminal Cash Flow

Tax Effects of Sale of Asset:

   Salvage value = $50,000.

   Book value = depreciable asset - total amount depreciated.

   Book value = $147,000 - $147,000 = $0.

   Capital gain = SV - BV = 50,000 - 0 = $50,000.

Flows

  

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the

cash flow at the end of the project’s life? 50,000 Salvage value (17,000) Tax on capital gain Recapture of NWC

  

Terminal Cash Flow

Flows

  

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the

cash flow at the end of the project’s life? 50,000 Salvage value (17,000) Tax on capital gain 4,000 Recapture of NWC

  

Terminal Cash Flow

Flows

  

c) Terminal Cash Flow: What is the

cash flow at the end of the project’s life? 50,000 Salvage value (17,000) Tax on capital gain 4,000 Recapture of NWC 37,000 Terminal Cash Flow

  Project NPV:

   CF(0) = -151,000. CF(1 - 4) = 46,461.

   CF(5) = 46,461 + 37,000

   = 83,461. Discount rate = 14%.

   NPV = $27,721.

   We would accept the

   project.

Capital Rationing

   evaluated five capital

investment projects for

your company. Suppose that the VP of

  Suppose that you have

  

Finance has given you a

limited capital budget. How do you decide which

   projects to select?

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

IRR

  25% 20% 15% 10% 5%

  1

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

IRR

  25% 20% 15% 10% 5%

  2

  1

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

IRR

  25% 20% 15% 10% 5%

  2

  3

  1

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

IRR

  25% 20% 15% 10% 4 5%

  2

  3

  1

   by IRR:

  You could rank the projects

IRR

  25% 20% 15% 10%

  5

  4 5%

  2

  3

  1

   You could rank the projects by IRR:

IRR

  5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

  1

  2

  3

  4

  5 $X Our budget is limited so we accept only projects 1, 2, and 3.

   You could rank the projects by IRR:

IRR

  5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

  1

  2

  3 $X Our budget is limited so we accept only projects 1, 2, and 3.

   not always the best way to deal with a limited capital budget. It’s better to pick the

  Ranking projects by IRR is

   largest NPVs. Let’s try ranking projects by

   NPV. Capital Rationing Capital Rationing occurs wshen a constraint (or budget ceiling) is placed on the total size of capital expenditures during a particular period.

  

Example: Julie Miller must determine

wshat investment opportunities to

undertake for Basket Wonders (BW) .

  She is limited to a maximum expenditure of $32,500 only for this

  Available Projects for BW

Project ICO IRR NPV PI

  A $ 500 18% $ 50

  1.10 B 5,000 25 6,500 2.30 C 5,000 37 5,500 2.10 D 7,500 20 5,000 1.67 E 12,500 26 500 1.04

  F 15,000 28 21,000 2.40 G 17,500 19 7,500 1.43

  Choosing by IRRs for BW Project ICO IRR NPV PI

  C $ 5,000 37% $ 5,500

  2.10 F 15,000 28 21,000

  2.40 E 12,500 26 500

  1.04 B 5,000 25 6,500 2.30 Projects C, F, and E have the three largest IRRs . Choosing by NPVs for BW

Project ICO IRR NPV

PI F $15,000 28% $21,000

  1.43 B 5,000 25 6,500 2.30 Projects F and G have the twso

largest NPVs .

  

The resulting increase in shareholder Choosing by PIs for BW Project ICO IRR NPV PI F $15,000 28% $21,000

  2.40 B 5,000 25 6,500

  2.30 C 5,000 37 5,500

  2.10 D 7,500 20 5,000

  1.67 G 17,500 19 7,500 1.43

Projects F, B, C, and D have the four largest

  

PIs .

  

The resulting increase in shareholder wsealth is

  Summary of Comparison Method Projects Accepted Value Added PI F, B, C, and D $38,000 NPV F and G $28,500

  IRR

  

PI generates the greatest increase in

shareholder wealth wshen a limited capital

  Ranking

1) Mutually exclusive projects of

unequal size (the size disparity problem) The NPV decision may not agree

   with IRR or PI.

   the largest NPV .

  Solution: select the project with

  Project A year cash flow 0 (135,000) 1 60,000 2 60,000 3 60,000 required return = 12%

  IRR = 15.89% NPV = $9,110 PI = 1.07

  Project B year cash flow 0 (30,000) 1 15,000 2 15,000 3 15,000 required return = 12%

  IRR = 23.38% NPV = $6,027 PI = 1.20 Project A year cash flow 0 (135,000) 1 60,000 2 60,000 3 60,000 required return = 12%

  IRR = 15.89% NPV = $9,110 PI = 1.07

  Project B year cash flow 0 (30,000) 1 15,000 2 15,000 3 15,000 required return = 12%

  IRR = 23.38% NPV = $6,027 PI = 1.20 Project A year cash flow 0 (135,000) 1 60,000 2 60,000 3 60,000 required return = 12%

  IRR = 15.89% NPV = $9,110 PI = 1.07

  Cash Flow Disparity Cash Flow Disparity

  

Let us compare a decreasing cash-flows (D)

project and an increasing cash-flows (I)

project.

  END OF YEAR Project D Project I 0 -$1,200 -$1,200 1 1,000 100 2 500 600 3 100 1,080

  Cash Flow Disparity Cash Flow Disparity

  

Calculate the IRR, NPV@10%,

and PI@10%.

  

Which project is preferred?

Project IRR NPV PI

  ? D 23% D

  23% $198 1.17 $198 1.17

  

I 17%

I 17%

  Examine NPV Profiles

Examine NPV Profiles

  Plot NPV for each

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  6 project at various

  $ ( discount rates.

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  NPV@10% nt

  IRR se

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  2 re P t

  Project D e N

  00 0 5 10 15 20 25

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  Discount Rate (%)

  

Fisher’s Rate of Intersection

Fisher’s Rate of Intersection

  )

  60 $ (

  At k<10%, I is best! Fisher’s Rate of ue

  Intersection al

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  4 V nt se

  2 re P t e N

  00 0 5 10 15 20 25

  • 2

  Discount Rate ($) Mutually Exclusive Investments with Unequal

Lives

  

expand and we have to select one

of two machines.

  Suppose our firm is planning to

   They difer in terms of economic life and capacity . How do we decide which machine to

   select?

  are:

  Year Machine 1 Machine 2

  0 (45,000) (45,000) 1 20,000 12,000 2 20,000 12,000 3 20,000 Step 1: Calculate NPV

   1

NPV = $1,433

   2 NPV = $1,664 So, does this mean #2 is

   better?

No! The two NPVs can’t

   be compared!

  Step 2: Equivalent Annual Annuity (EAA) method

   will be replaced an infinite number of times in the future, we can convert each NPV to an annuity. The projects’ EAAs can be

  If we assume that each project

  

compared to determine which is

the best project! EAA: Simply annuitize the NPV

   over the project’s life.

  EAA with your calculator:

   Simply “tspread the NPV over the life of the project�

   Machine 1: PV = 1433, N = 3, I = 14, solve: PMT = -617.24 .

   Machine 2: PV = 1664, N = 6, I = 14,

EAA = $617 EAA

   2 = $428 This tells us that:

   

   2 NPV = annuity of $428 per year. So, we’ve reduced a problem

  

with diferent time horizons

to a couple of annuities.

  

Step 3: Convert back to

¥

  NPV

  

Step 3: Convert back to

¥

NPV

   the EAAs are actually perpetuities. Get the PV by dividing the EAA by the required rate of return.

  Assuming infinite replacement,

  

Step 3: Convert back to

¥

  NPV Assuming infinite replacement,

   the EAAs are actually perpetuities. Get the PV by dividing the EAA by the required rate of return.

  ¥

   NPV = 617/.14 = $4,407 1

  

Step 3: Convert back to

¥

  NPV Assuming infinite replacement,

   the EAAs are actually perpetuities. Get the PV by dividing the EAA by the required rate of return.

  ¥

   NPV = 617/.14 = $4,407 1 ¥

  NPV = 428/.14 = $3,0572

  

Step 3: Convert back to

¥

  NPV

Assuming infinite replacement,

   the EAAs are actually perpetuities. Get the PV by dividing the EAA by the required rate of return.

  ¥

   NPV = 617/.14 = $4,407 1 ¥

  NPV = 428/.14 = $3,0572 This doesn’t change the answer,

  

of course; it just converts EAA Cash Flows & Other Topics

in Capital Budgeting

   Shipping & installation will be $20,000 .

  Cost of equipment = $400,000 .

   $25,000 in net working capital required

   at setup. 3-year project life, 5-year class life.

   Simplified straight line depreciation.

   Revenues will increase by $220,000

   per year. Defects costs will fall by $10,000 per

   year. Operating costs will rise by $30,000

  Problem 1a Initial Outlay:

   (400,000) Cost of asset + ( 20,000)Shipping & installation (420,000) Depreciable asset + ( 25,000)Investment in NWC

  • 3:

   220,000 Increased revenue 10,000 Decreased defects (30,000) Increased operating costs (84,000) Increased depreciation 116,000 EBT (39,440) Taxes (34%) 76,560 EAT 84,000 Depreciation reversal 160,560 = Annual Cash Flow

  Terminal Cash Flow:

   Salvage value +/- Tax efects of capital gain/loss + Recapture of net working capital

   Terminal Cash Flow

  Terminal Cash Flow:

   .

  Salvage value = $200,000 Book value = depreciable

   asset - total amount depreciated.

   Book value = $168,000.

   Capital gain = SV - BV = .

  $32,000 Tax payment = 32,000 x .34 =

  

  Terminal Cash Flow:

  200,000 Salvage value (10,880) Tax on capital gain 25,000 Recapture of NWC

  

214,120 Terminal Cash

Flow

  Problem 1a Solution NPV and IRR:

   CF(0) = -445,000

   CF(1 ), (2), = 160,560

   CF(3 ) = 160,560 + 214,120 = 374,680

   Discount rate = 12%

   IRR = 22.1%

  Project Information:

   suppose we can only get $100,000 for the old equipment after year 3, due to rapidly changing technology.

  For the same project,

   for the project. Is it still acceptable?

  

Calculate the IRR and NPV

  Terminal Cash Flow:

  Salvage value +/- Tax efects of capital gain/loss + Recapture of net working capital

   Terminal Cash Flow

  Terminal Cash Flow:

   .

  Salvage value = $100,000 Book value = depreciable

   asset - total amount depreciated.

   Book value = $168,000.

   Capital loss = SV - BV = .

  ($68,000) Tax refund = 68,000 x .34 =

  

  Terminal Cash Flow:

  100,000 Salvage value 23,120 Tax on capital gain 25,000 Recapture of NWC

   148,120 Terminal Cash

  Problem 1b Solution NPV and IRR:

   CF(0) = -445,000.

   CF(1), (2) = 160,560.

   CF(3) = 160,560 + 148,120 = 308,680.

   Discount rate = 12%.

   IRR = 17.3% .

  

   Shipping & installation will be $25,000 .

  Cost of equipment = $550,000 .

   $15,000 in net working capital required

   at setup. 8-year project life, 5-year class life.

    Simplified straight line depreciation.

   Current operating expenses are $640,000 per yr. New operating expenses will be

   $400,000 per yr.

   analysis.

  Already paid consultant $25,000 for

  Problem

  2 Initial Outlay:

  (550,000) Cost of new machine + (25,000) Shipping & installation (575,000) Depreciable asset + (15,000) NWC For Years 1 - 5:

  240,000 Cost decrease (115,000) Depreciation increase 125,000 EBIT (42,500) Taxes (34%) 82,500 EAT 115,000 Depreciation reversal

For Years 6 - 8:

  240,000 Cost decrease ( 0) Depreciation increase 240,000 EBIT (81,600) Taxes (34%) 158,400 EAT

  Terminal Cash Flow:

  40,000 Salvage value (13,600) Tax on capital gain 15,000 Recapture of NWC

   41,400 Terminal

  NPV and IRR: CF(0) = -590,000.

   CF(1 - 5) = 197,500.

   CF(6 - 7) = 158,400.

   CF(10) = 158,400 + 41,400

   = 199,800. Discount rate = 14%.

   IRR = 28.13% NPV =

   .

  $293,543

  Replacement Project: Old Asset (5 years old):

   Cost of equipment = $1,125,000 . 10-year project life, 10-year

   class life. Simplified straight line

   depreciation. Current salvage value is

   $400,000.

  New Asset: Cost of equipment = $1,750,000.

   Shipping & installation will be $56,000.

   $68,000 investment in net working

   capital. 5-year project life, 5-year class life.

   Simplified straight line depreciation.

   Will increase sales by $285,000 per

   year. Operating expenses will fall by

   $100,000 per year.

  Already paid $15,000 for training

  Asset

   .

  Salvage value = $400,000 Book value = depreciable

   asset - total amount depreciated.

   Book value = $1,125,000 - $562,500 = $562,500.

   = 400,000 - 562,500 =

  Capital gain = SV - BV

  Initial Outlay:

   (1,750,000) Cost of new machine + ( 56,000) Shipping & installation (1,806,000) Depreciable asset + ( 68,000) NWC investment + 456,875 After-tax For Years 1 - 5:

  385,000 Increased sales & cost savings (248,700) Extra depreciation 136,300 EBT (47,705) Taxes (35%) 88,595 EAT 248,700 Depreciation reversal

  Terminal Cash Flow:

  500,000 Salvage value (175,000) Tax on capital gain 68,000 Recapture of NWC

   393,000 Terminal

  NPV and IRR:

   CF(0) = -1,417,125.

   CF(1 - 4) = 337,295.

   CF(5) = 337,295 + 393,000 = 730,295.

   Discount rate = 14%.

   NPV = (55,052.07) .

   IRR = 12.55% .

   We would not accept the project!