Principles of Corporate Finance
Brealey and Myers
Sixth Edition
How to Calculate Present Values
Slides by
Matthew Will
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Topics Covered
Valuing Long-Lived Assets
PV Calculation Short Cuts
Compound Interest
Interest Rates and Inflation
Example: Present Values and Bonds
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Present Values
Discount Factor = DF = PV of $1
Discount Factors can be used to compute
the present value of any cash flow.
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Present Values
Discount Factor = DF = PV of $1
DF
1
t
(1r )
Discount Factors can be used to compute
the present value of any cash flow.
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Present Values
C1
PV DF C1
1 r1
DF (11r ) t
Discount Factors can be used to compute
the present value of any cash flow.
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Present Values
Ct
PV DF Ct
1 rt
Replacing “1” with “t” allows the formula to be
used for cash flows that exist at any point in
time.
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Present Values
Example
You just bought a new computer for $3,000. The payment
terms are 2 years same as cash. If you can earn 8% on
your money, how much money should you set aside today
in order to make the payment when due in two years?
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Present Values
Example
You just bought a new computer for $3,000. The payment
terms are 2 years same as cash. If you can earn 8% on
your money, how much money should you set aside today
in order to make the payment when due in two years?
PV
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3000
(1.08 ) 2
$2,572.02
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Present Values
PVs can be added together to evaluate
multiple cash flows.
C1
C2
PV (1r )1 (1r ) 2 ....
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Present Values
Given two dollars, one received a year from
now and the other two years from now, the
value of each is commonly called the Discount
Factor. Assume r1 = 20% and r2 = 7%.
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Present Values
Given two dollars, one received a year from
now and the other two years from now, the
value of each is commonly called the Discount
Factor. Assume r1 = 20% and r2 = 7%.
DF1
1.00
(1.20 )1
DF2
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1.00
(1.07 ) 2
.83
.87
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Present Values
Example
Assume that the cash flows
from the construction and sale
of an office building is as
follows. Given a 7% required
rate of return, create a present
value worksheet and show the
net present value.
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
150,000 100,000 300,000
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Present Values
Example - continued
Assume that the cash flows from the construction and sale of an office
building is as follows. Given a 7% required rate of return, create a
present value worksheet and show the net present value.
Period
0
1
2
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Discount
Factor
1.0
1
1.07 .935
1
1.07 2
.873
Cash
Flow
150,000
100,000
Present
Value
150,000
93,500
300,000
261,900
NPV Total $18,400
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Short Cuts
Sometimes there are shortcuts that make it
very easy to calculate the present value of an
asset that pays off in different periods. These
tolls allow us to cut through the calculations
quickly.
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Short Cuts
Perpetuity - Financial concept in which a cash
flow is theoretically received forever.
cash flow
Return
present value
C
r
PV
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Short Cuts
Perpetuity - Financial concept in which a cash
flow is theoretically received forever.
cash flow
PV of Cash Flow
discount rate
C1
PV
r
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Short Cuts
Annuity - An asset that pays a fixed sum each
year for a specified number of years.
1
1
PV of annuity C
t
r r 1 r
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Annuity Short Cut
Example
You agree to lease a car for 4 years at $300 per month.
You are not required to pay any money up front or at the
end of your agreement. If your opportunity cost of capital
is 0.5% per month, what is the cost of the lease?
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Annuity Short Cut
Example - continued
You agree to lease a car for 4 years at $300 per month.
You are not required to pay any money up front or at the
end of your agreement. If your opportunity cost of
capital is 0.5% per month, what is the cost of the lease?
1
1
Lease Cost 300
48
.005 .0051 .005
Cost $12,774.10
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Compound Interest
i
ii
Periods Interest
per
per
year
period
iii
APR
(i x ii)
iv
Value
after
one year
v
Annually
compounded
interest rate
1
6%
6%
1.06
2
3
6
1.032
= 1.0609
6.090
4
1.5
6
1.0154 = 1.06136
6.136
12
.5
6
1.00512 = 1.06168
6.168
52
.1154
6
1.00115452 = 1.06180
6.180
365
.0164
6
1.000164365 = 1.06183
6.183
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FV of $1
Compound Interest
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
10% Simple
10% Compound
Number of Years
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Inflation
Inflation - Rate at which prices as a whole are
increasing.
Nominal Interest Rate - Rate at which money
invested grows.
Real Interest Rate - Rate at which the
purchasing power of an investment increases.
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Inflation
1+nominal interest rate
1 real interest rate =
1+inflation rate
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Inflation
1+nominal interest rate
1 real interest rate =
1+inflation rate
approximation formula
Real int. rate nominal int. rate - inflation rate
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Inflation
Example
If the interest rate on one year govt. bonds is 5.9%
and the inflation rate is 3.3%, what is the real
interest rate?
Savings
Bond
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