Mmi 05 Bma 11 Inv Strategy and Ec Rents
Mmi 05 Bma 11 Inv Strategy and Ec Rents
Mmi 05 Bma 11 Inv Strategy and Ec Rents
INVESTMENT, STRATEGY,
AND ECONOMIC RENTS
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
Managers must know the source of positive
NPVs
Projects may show positive NPVs due to
forecasting errors or WACC estimation errors
Generally, positive NPVs should come from a
comparative advantage of the firm
Start with the market price of the asset and ask
whether it is worth more to you than to others
Strategy analysis identifies this comparative
advantage
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
8 8 8 134
NPV 100 2
...
1.10 1.10 1.1010
$1,000,000
What can go wrong?
Building prices
Stores revenue
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
Example, continued
If the gold price is forecasted to rise by 5% p.a.:
.10(840 480) .10(882 480)
NPV 400 2
..... $70 million
1.10 1.10
But if gold is fairly priced, you do not need to
forecast future gold prices because current price =
pv of future price.
.1 480 10
400 800 t
$105 million
t 1 1.10
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
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11-1 LOOK FIRST TO MARKET VALUES
Competitive Advantage:
Proposal to manufacture specialty chemicals in
US, but raw materials were imported from
Europe. Finished product was exported to
Europe.
Due to new technology, company gets high profits in
early years, but what happens when competitors
enter?
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TABLE 11.1 NPV CALCULATION, U.S. COMPANY
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TABLE 11.2 NPV CALCULATION, EUROPEAN
COMPANY
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TABLE 11.3 NPV CALCULATION, U.S. COMPANY
WITH EUROPEAN COMPETITION
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HOMEWORK: SELF STUDY
MARVIN ENTERPRISES, Pages 281-288
(old book), pages 288-294 (new book)
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TABLE 11.4 GARGLE BLASTER INDUSTRY
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FIGURE 11.2 DEMAND FOR GARGLE BLASTERS
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11-3 MARVIN ENTERPRISES DECIDES TO EXPLOIT
A NEW TECHNOLOGYAN EXAMPLE
Value of Gargle Blaster Investment
6 3 10
NPV new plant 100 10 t
1.2 1.25
$299 million
1
Change PV existing plant 24 t
$72 million
1.2
Net benefit 299 72 $227 million
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11-3 MARVIN ENTERPRISES DECIDES TO EXPLOIT
A NEW TECHNOLOGYAN EXAMPLE
VALUE OF CURRENT BUSINESS: VALUE
WINDFALL LOSS:
227
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