UNIT - 1 - Capital Budgeting Techniques - Prasanna Chandra
UNIT - 1 - Capital Budgeting Techniques - Prasanna Chandra
UNIT - 1 - Capital Budgeting Techniques - Prasanna Chandra
6e
Mandatory Investments
INVESTMENT
DISCOUNTING NON-DISCOUNTING
CRITERIA CRITERIA
PROS CONS
Reflects the time value of money Is an absolute measure and not a
Considers the cash flow in its entirely relative measure
Squares with the objective of wealth
maximisation
BENEFIT COST RATIO
PVB
Benefit-cost Ratio : BCR =
I
PVB = present value of benefits
I = initial investment
To illustrate the calculation of these measures, let us consider a project which is being
5.13
24% + 28% - 24% = 26.24%
5.13 + 4.02
PAYBACK PERIOD
Payback period is the length of time required to recover the initial
outlay on the project
NAVEEN ENTERPRISE’S CAPITAL PROJECT
Year Cash flow Cumulative cash flow
PROS CONS
• Simple • Fails to consider the time value
of money
• Rough and ready method • Ignores cash flows beyond the
for dealing with risk payback period
• Emphasises earlier cash inflows
AVERAGE RATE OF RETURN Average PAT
Average Book Value of Investment (Beginning)
PROS CONS
• Simple • Based on accounting profit,
ARR•= Based on accounting information = 28.31%
not cash flow
businessmen are familiar with • Does not take into account the
• Considers benefits over the entire project life time value of money
INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
IN PRACTICE
Over time, discounted cash flow methods
PVB
• BCR =
I
• IRR is the value of r in the following equation
n Ct