Investments and Valuation: cram pack

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1Formulas and methods

Time value of money

Future value
FV = PV·(1 + i)n
Present value
PV = FV/(1 + i)n
Several periods per year
i = r/m, N = m·n
Annuity, present value
PV = PMT·[1 − (1 + i)−n]/i
Annuity, future value
FV = PMT·[(1 + i)n − 1]/i

Method

  1. Draw a timeline with every cash flow and its timing.
  2. Match the rate to the period: a monthly rate for monthly payments.
  3. Use FV = PV·(1 + i)ⁿ for single amounts and the annuity formulas for equal payments.
  4. Check the sign and the order of magnitude of the answer.

Bond pricing & yield

Bond price
P = C·(1 − (1 + y)−n)/y + F/(1 + y)n
Semi-annual
C/2, y/2 and 2n periods
Current yield
C/P
Price and yield
yield up → price down

Method

  1. Find the coupon per period and the yield per period.
  2. Price = present value of the coupons (an annuity) + present value of the face value.
  3. For semi-annual coupons use half the coupon, half the yield and twice the periods.
  4. Check: if the yield is above the coupon rate, the price is below face value.

CAPM & WACC

CAPM
re = rf + β·(rm − rf)
WACC
E/V·re + D/V·rd·(1 − T)
Firm value
V = E + D

NPV & IRR

Net present value
NPV = −C0 + Σ CFt/(1 + r)t
Equal cash flows
NPV = −C0 + CF·[1 − (1 + r)−n]/r
Internal rate of return
the r at which NPV = 0
Decision
accept when NPV > 0 (or IRR > required return)

Method

  1. List all cash flows with their year; the investment at year 0 is negative.
  2. Discount each cash flow: CFt/(1 + r)t.
  3. Add them up to get the NPV. Positive means the project earns more than r.
  4. For the IRR, find the rate that makes NPV zero by trial or interpolation.

2Practice problems

1.Time value of moneyMedium
years01234567PV = ?€500€500€500€500

An annuity pays €500 at the end of each year for 7 years. The interest rate is 7% per year. Find the present value PV of the annuity.

A = €500i = 7%n = 7
PV = €
2.Time value of moneyHard
months0123…156€100€100€100FV = ?

You save €100 at the end of every month for 13 years. The account pays 5.4% per year, compounded monthly. How much have you saved at the end? Find FV.

A = €1005.4% / 12N = 156
FV = €
3.Bond pricing & yieldMedium
years0123456P€20€20€20 + €1 000

A bond with a face value of €1 000 pays an annual coupon of 2% and matures in 6 years. Its yield to maturity changes from 2.5% to 4%. By how much ΔP does the bond price change?

F = €1 000coupon = 2%n = 6y1 = 2.5%y2 = 4%
ΔP = €
4.Bond pricing & yieldHard
years01234567€890€50€50 + €1 000

A bond with a face value of €1 000 and an annual coupon of 5% matures in 7 years and sells for €890. Find its yield to maturity YTM in percent.

F = €1 000coupon = 5%n = 7P = €890
YTM = %
5.CAPM & WACCMedium
WACC = ?equity€3 000 000re​ = 11%debt€6 000 000rd​ = 7%T = 21%

A company has equity worth €3 000 000 and debt worth €6 000 000. Its cost of equity is 11%, its pre-tax cost of debt is 7% and the tax rate is 21%. Find the WACC.

E = €3 000 000D = €6 000 000re = 11%rd = 7%T = 21%
WACC = %
6.CAPM & WACCHard
WACC = ?equity2 000 000 × €14.00β = 1.3rf​ = 2%, rm​ = 8.5%debt5 000 × €960rd​ = 3%T = 25.8%

A company has 2 000 000 shares at €14.00 each and 5 000 bonds trading at €960 each. The pre-tax cost of debt is 3% and the tax rate is 25.8%. The share’s beta is 1.3, the risk-free rate 2% and the market return 8.5%. Find the WACC.

β = 1.3rf = 2%rm = 8.5%rd = 3%T = 25.8%
WACC = %
7.NPV & IRRMedium
years0123−20 0008 0009 0006 000

An investment of €20 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 3: €8 000, €9 000, €6 000. The cost of capital is 5%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 5%CF0 = −20 000CF1 = 8 000CF2 = 9 000CF3 = 6 000
NPV = €
8.NPV & IRRHard
years0123−10 0004 5006 0005 000

A project costs €10 000 and returns €4 500, €6 000, €5 000 at the end of years 1 to 3. Cash flows can be reinvested at the cost of capital of 12%. Find the modified internal rate of return MIRR in percent.

r = 12%CF0 = −10 000CF1 = 4 500CF2 = 6 000CF3 = 5 000
MIRR = %

3Solutions

1.Time value of money

Answer: PV = 2695 €

Time value of money: money today is worth more than the same amount later, because it can earn interest. With interest rate i per period, an amount grows as FV = PV·(1 + i)n. A series of equal payments (an annuity) is valued by adding up each payment, which gives the annuity formulas.

Annuity factor

(1 − (1 + i)−n)/i = (1 − 0.6227)/0.07 = 5.389

Present value

PV = 500·5.389 = €2 694.64

Answer

PV = €2 694.64
2.Time value of money

Answer: FV = 22547 €

Time value of money: money today is worth more than the same amount later, because it can earn interest. With interest rate i per period, an amount grows as FV = PV·(1 + i)n. A series of equal payments (an annuity) is valued by adding up each payment, which gives the annuity formulas.

Monthly rate and number of deposits

i = 0.054000000000000006/12 = 0.0045
N = 12·13 = 156

Future value of the deposits

FV = A·((1 + i)N − 1)/i = 100·(2.015 − 1)/0.0045 = €22 546.87

Answer

FV = €22 546.87

You paid in €15 600 yourself; the rest is interest.

3.Bond pricing & yield

Answer: ΔP = −77.3 €

Bond pricing: a bond’s price is the present value of its cash flows, discounted at the yield to maturity (YTM): the coupons form an annuity and the face value is paid back at maturity. P = C·(1 − (1 + y)⁻ⁿ)/y + F/(1 + y)ⁿ. When the yield is above the coupon rate the bond trades below face value, and the other way round.

Price at the old yield

C = €20.00, i = 0.025, N = 6
€20.00·(1 − 0.8623)/0.025 + €1 000·0.8623 = €110.16 + €862.30 = €972.46

Price at the new yield

C = €20.00, i = 0.04, N = 6
€20.00·(1 − 0.7903)/0.04 + €1 000·0.7903 = €104.84 + €790.31 = €895.16

Change

ΔP = 895.16 − 972.46 = −€77.30

Answer

ΔP = −€77.30
4.Bond pricing & yield

Answer: YTM = 7.044 %

Bond pricing: a bond’s price is the present value of its cash flows, discounted at the yield to maturity (YTM): the coupons form an annuity and the face value is paid back at maturity. P = C·(1 − (1 + y)⁻ⁿ)/y + F/(1 + y)ⁿ. When the yield is above the coupon rate the bond trades below face value, and the other way round.

Equation for the yield

€890 = €50·(1 − (1 + y)⁻⁷)/y + €1 000/(1 + y)⁷

Solve numerically

P(7%) = €892.21, P(8%) = €843.81
YTM = 7.044%

Answer

YTM = 7.044%
5.CAPM & WACC

Answer: WACC = 7.353 %

Cost of capital: CAPM gives the return shareholders require: re = rf + β·(rm − rf). The weighted average cost of capital mixes equity and debt by their market values: WACC = E/V·re + D/V·rd·(1 − T), with V = E + D. Interest is tax-deductible, hence the (1 − T).

Weights

V = €9 000 000, E/V = 0.3333, D/V = 0.6667

WACC

WACC = 0.3333·11% + 0.6667·7%·(1 − 0.21) = 7.353%

Answer

WACC = 7.353%
6.CAPM & WACC

Answer: WACC = 9.246 %

Cost of capital: CAPM gives the return shareholders require: re = rf + β·(rm − rf). The weighted average cost of capital mixes equity and debt by their market values: WACC = E/V·re + D/V·rd·(1 − T), with V = E + D. Interest is tax-deductible, hence the (1 − T).

Market values

E = 2 000 000·€14.00 = €28 000 000
D = 5 000·€960 = €4 800 000

Cost of equity (CAPM)

re = 2% + 1.3·6.5% = 10.45%

Weights

V = €32 800 000, E/V = 0.8537, D/V = 0.1463

WACC

WACC = 0.8537·10.45% + 0.1463·3%·(1 − 0.258) = 9.246%

Answer

WACC = 9.246%
7.NPV & IRR

Answer: NPV = 965.3 €

Net present value: discount every cash flow back to today with the required rate of return r, then add them up: NPV = Σ CFₜ/(1 + r)ᵗ. A project with NPV > 0 earns more than r and adds value. The internal rate of return (IRR) is the rate at which NPV = 0.

Present value of each cash flow

CF0 = −20 000
CF1/(1 + 0.05)1 = 8 000/1.05 = 7 619.05
CF2/(1 + 0.05)2 = 9 000/1.103 = 8 163.27
CF3/(1 + 0.05)3 = 6 000/1.158 = 5 183.03

Add them up

NPV = €965.34

Answer

NPV = €965.34

NPV is positive, so the project earns more than the required return.

8.NPV & IRR

Answer: MIRR = 20.2 %

Modified IRR: compound every inflow forward to the end of the project at the reinvestment rate (usually the cost of capital) to get the terminal value TV. MIRR is the rate that turns the initial investment into TV: MIRR = (TV/C₀)^(1/n) − 1.

Terminal value of the inflows

4 500·1.122 = 5 644.80
6 000·1.121 = 6 720.00
5 000·1.120 = 5 000.00
TV = 17 364.80

MIRR

MIRR = (17 364.80/10 000)1/3 − 1 = 20.2%

Answer

MIRR = 20.2%

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