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Foundations of Finance

Arthur Keown
John D. Martin
J. William Petty

Determining the Finance Mix


Chapter 12

Learning Objectives
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Understanding the difference between risk and


financial risk.
Use the technique of break-even analysis in a variety
of analytical settings.
Distinguish among the financial concepts of operating
leverage, financial leverage, and combined leverage.
Calculate the firms degree of operating leverage,
financial leverage, and combined leverage.
Understand the concept of an optimal capital
structure.

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Learning Objectives
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7.

8.

9.
10.

Explain the main underpinnings of capital structure


theory.
Understand and be able to graph the moderate
position on capital structure importance.
Incorporate the concepts of agency costs and free
cash flow into a discussion on capital structure
management.
Use the basic tools of capital structure management.
Understand how business risk and global sales
impact the multinational firm.

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Slide Contents
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2.
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9.

Principles Used in this chapter


Risk
Break-even Analysis
Operating and Financial leverage
Planning the Financing Mix
Capital Structure Theory
Capital Structure Management (Basic Tools)
Capital Structure Management (Survey
Results)
Finance and the Multinational Firm
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1. Principles Used in this Chapter

Principles Used in this


Chapter

Principle 1:

Principle 3:

Cash-Not Profits-Is King

Principle 7:

The Risk-Return Tradeoff We Wont Take on


Additional Risk Unless We Expect to Be
Compensated With Additional Return

The Agency Problem Managers Wont Work for


the Owners Unless Its in Their Best Interest

Principle 8:

Taxes Bias Business Solutions

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2. Risk

Risk

The variability associated with expected


revenue or income streams. Such
variability may arise due to:

Choice of business line (business risk).

Choice of an operating cost structure


(operating risk).

Choice of capital structure (financial risk).


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Business Risk

Business Risk is the variation in the firms


expected earnings attributable to the industry
in which the firm operates. There are four
determinants of business risk:
1.

The stability of the domestic economy

2.

The exposure to, and stability of, foreign economies

3.

Sensitivity to the business cycle, and

4.

Competitive pressures in the firms industry.

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Operating Risk

Operating risk is the variation in the


firms operating earnings that results
from the firms cost structure (mix of
fixed and variable operating costs).

Earnings of firms with higher proportion


of fixed operating costs are more
vulnerable to change in revenues.

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Financial Risk
Financial Risk is the variation in

earnings as a result of a firms


financing mix or proportion of financing
that requires a fixed return.

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3. Break-even Analysis

Break-even Analysis

Break-even analysis is used to


determine the break-even quantity of a
firms output by examining the
relationships among the firms cost
structure, volume of output, and profit.

Break-even may be calculated in units or


sales dollars. Break-even point indicates
the point of sales or units at which EBIT
is equal to zero.
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Break-even Analysis
Use of break-even model enables
the financial officer:
1.

2.

To determine the quantity of output


that must be sold to cover all operating
costs, as distinct from financial costs.
To calculate the EBIT that will be
achieved at various output levels.
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Elements of Break-even
Model
Break-even analysis requires
information on the following:
1.

Fixed Costs

2.

Variable Costs

3.

Total Revenue

4.

Total Volume

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Break-even analysis requires


classification of costs into two categories:

Fixed costs or indirect costs

Variable costs or direct costs

Since all costs are variable in the longrun, break-even analysis is a short-run
concept.
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Fixed or Indirect Costs

These costs do not vary in total amount as sales


volume or the quantity of output changes.

As production volume increases, fixed costs per


unit of product falls, as fixed costs are spread over
a larger and larger quantity of output (but total
remains the same).

Fixed costs vary per unit but remain fixed in total.

The total fixed costs are generally fixed for a


specific range of output.

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Fixed Costs
Examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

Administrative salaries
Depreciation
Insurance
Lump sums spent on intermittent
advertising programs
Property taxes
Rent
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Variable or Direct Costs

Variable costs vary as output changes.


Thus if production is increased by 5%,
total variable costs will also increase by
5%.

Total variable costs = VC x N

Where VC = Variable cost per unit

N = # of units produced and sold


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Variable Costs
Examples:
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

Direct labor
Direct materials
Energy costs (fuel, electricity, natural gas)
associated with the production
Freight costs
Packaging
Sales commissions
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Revenue

Total revenue is the total sales


dollars

Total Revenue = P x Q

P = selling price per unit


Q = quantity sold
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Volume

The volume of output refers to the


firms level of operations and may
be indicated either as a unit
quantity or as sales dollars.

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Break-even Point (BEP)

BEP = Point at which EBIT equals


zero

EBIT = (Sales price per unit) (units


sold)
[(variable cost per unit) (units
sold) + (total fixed cost)]

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Break-even Point (BEP)

BEP (Units) = Total Fixed costs


(Unit sales price Unit variable cost)

BEP (dollars) = Total Fixed Costs


1 Variable cost/sales
price
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Example

Selling price per unit is $12; Variable


cost per unit is $6; Fixed costs are
$120,000

BEP (units)

= $120,000/ ($12-$6)

= $120,000/$6
= 20,000 units

If the firm sells 20,000 units, EBIT will be


equal to zero.
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Example

BEP (in dollars)


= 120,000
1 12/6
= 120,000/.5
= $240,000

At sales of $240,000, EBIT will be equal


to zero.
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BEP for Pierce Grain


Company

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Example

Selling price = $10 per unit


Variable cost = $6 per unit
Fixed cost = $100,000
BEP (Units) = Total Fixed costs
(Unit sales price Unit variable cost)
= 100000/4 = 25000
units
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Example

BEP (dollars) = Total Fixed Costs


1 Variable cost/sales
price

BEP (in $ revenues) = $100,000/.4


=$250,000

(1-180000/300000) = 1 - .6 = .4
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4. Operating and Financial Leverage

Operating Leverage

Operating leverage measures the


sensitivity of the firms EBIT to
fluctuation in sales, when a firm has
fixed operating costs.

If the firm has no fixed operating costs,


EBIT will change in proportion to the
change in sales.
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Operating Leverage

Operating Leverage (OL) = % change in EBIT


% change in sales

Thus % change in EBIT


= OL X % change in sales
Where :
% change in EBIT = EBITt1 EBITt / EBITt
% Change in sales =Salest1 Salest / Salest

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Operating Leverage

Example: If a company has an operating


leverage of 6, then what is the change in EBIT if
sales increase by 5%?
Percentage change in EBIT = Operating
leverage X Percentage change in sales = 5% x 6
= 30%
Thus if the firm increases sales by 5%, EBIT will
increase by 30%
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Operating Leverage

Operating leverage is present when:

Percentage change in EBIT / Percentage


change in sales > 1.00

The greater the firms degree of


operating leverage, the more the profits
will vary in response to change in sales.

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Operating Leverage for


Pierce Grain

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Operating Leverage for


Pierce Grain

Due to operating leverage, even though the


sales increase by only 20%, EBIT increases
by 120%. (and vice versa, if sales dropped
by 20%, EBIT will fall by 120%; see next
slide)

If Pierce had no operating leverage (i.e. all of


its operating costs were variable), then the
increase in EBIT would have been in
proportion to increase in sales, i.e. 20%.
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Financial Leverage

Financial leverage is financing a portion of the


firms assets with securities bearing a fixed
rate of return in hopes of increasing the return
to the common stockholders.

Thus, the decision to use preferred stock or


debt exposes the common stockholders to
financial risk.

Variability of EBIT is magnified by firms use of


financial leverage.
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Three financing plans for


Pierce Grain

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Three financing plans for


Pierce Grain

Plan A: 0% debt no financial risk


Plan B: 25% debt moderate financial risk
Plan C: 40% debt higher financial risk
See next slide for impact of financial
leverage on earnings per share (EPS). The
use of financial leverage magnifies the
impact of changes in EBIT on earnings per
share.
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A firm is employing financial


leverage and exposing its owners
to financial risk when:

Percentage change in EPS divided by


Percentage change in EBIT is greater
than 1.00

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Combined Leverage

Operating leverage causes changes in sales


revenues to cause even greater changes in
EBIT; furthermore, changes in EBIT due to
financial leverage create large variations in
both EPS and total earnings available to
common shareholders.

Not surprisingly, combining operating and


financial leverage causes rather large variations
in EPS
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Combined Leverage

Combined Leverage = Percentage


change in EPS/Percentage change in
sales

Or combined leverage = Operating


Leverage X Financial Leverage

See table 12-6

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Combining Operating and


Financial Leverage

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5. Planning the Financing Mix

Capital Structure

Financial Structure

Mix of all items that appear on the righthand side of the companys balance sheet

Capital Structure

Mix of the long-term sources of funds used


by the firm

Financial Structure Current liabilities =


Capital Structure

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Financial Structure

Designing a prudent financial structure


requires answers to the following:
1. How should a firm best divide its total fund
sources between short- and long-term
components?
2. Capital structure management: In what
proportions relative to the total should the
various forms of permanent financing be utilized?

This chapter focuses on the second question.


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Capital Structure
Management

A firm should mix the permanent


sources of funds in a manner that will
maximize the companys stock price, or
minimize the cost of capital.

A proper mix of funds sources is called


the optimal capital structure.

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6. Capital Structure Theory

Capital Structure Theory

Theory focuses on the effect of financial


leverage on the overall cost of capital to
the enterprise.

In other words, Can the firm affect its


overall cost of funds, either favorably or
unfavorably, by varying the mixture of
financing used?

Firms strive to minimize the cost of using


financial capital.
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M&Ms Independence
Hypothesis

According to Modigliani & Miller,


neither the total value of the firm nor
the cost of capital is influenced by
the firm's capital structure. In other
words, the financing decision is
irrelevant!

Their conclusions were based on


restrictive assumptions (such as no
taxes, perfect or efficient markets).
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M&Ms Independence
Hypothesis

Figure 12-5 that shows that firms


value remains the same, despite
the differences in financing mix.

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M&Ms Independence
Hypothesis

Figure 12-6 shows that the firms


cost of capital remains constant,
although cost of equity rises with
increased leverage.

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Extensions to
Independence Hypothesis

How is the capital structure


decision affected when we
consider:

Tax benefit on interest expense

Possibility of financial distress

Agency cost of debt


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Impact of taxes on capital


structure

Interest expense is tax deductible.

Because interest is deductible, the use of


debt financing should result in higher
total market value for firms outstanding
securities.

Tax Shield benefit = rd(m)(t)


r = rate, m = principal, t = marginal tax
rate
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Interest on debt is tax deductible.


==> higher the interest expense,
the taxes

lower

Thus, one would suggest that firms should


maximize Debt indeed, firms should go for
100% debt to maximize tax shield benefits!!

But, we generally do not see 100% debt in


the real world. Why not?
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Two possible explanations are:

Bankruptcy costs

Agency costs

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Impact of Bankruptcy on
Capital structure

The Probability that a firm will be unable to


meet its debt obligations increases with debt.
Thus probability of bankruptcy (and hence
costs) increases with increased leverage.
Threat of financial distress causes the cost of
debt to rise.

As financial conditions weaken, expected costs


of default can be large enough to outweigh the
tax shield benefit of debt financing.
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Impact of Bankruptcy on
Capital structure

So higher debt does not lead to higher value.


After a point debt reduces the value of the firm
to shareholders.

This explains a tendency to restrain from


maximizing the use of debt.

Debt capacity indicates the maximum


proportion of debt the firm can include in its
capital structure and still maintain its lowest
composite cost of capital (see figure 12-7).
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Agency Costs

To ensure that agent-managers act in


shareholders best interest, firms must:
1. Have proper incentives
2. Monitor decisions
-bonding the managers
-auditing financial statements
-structuring the organization in unique ways that limit
useful managerial decisions
-reviewing the costs and benefits of management
perquisites

The costs of the incentives and monitoring must


be borne by the stockholders.
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Impact of Agency Costs on


Capital Structure

Capital structure management also gives rise to


agency costs. Bondholders are principals as
essentially they have given a loan to the
corporation, that is owned by shareholders.

Agency problems stem from conflicts of interest


between stockholders and bondholders. For
example, pursuing risky projects may benefit
stockholders, but may not be appreciated by
bondholders

Bondholders greatest fear is default by corporation


or misuse of funds leading to financial distress.

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Impact of Agency Costs on


Capital Structure

Agency costs may be minimized by agreeing


to include several protective covenants in the
bond contract

Bond covenants impose costs (such as periodic


disclosure) and impose constraints (on the
type of project management can undertake,
Collateral, distribution of dividends, and limits
on further borrowing)

Thus agency costs of debt reduces the


attractiveness of debt and decreases the value
of the firm.
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Figure 12-8 indicates the trade-offs. For


example, increasing the protective
covenants will reduce the interest cost
but increase the monitoring cost (which
is eventually borne by the
shareholders).

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Summary of Capital
Structure Theory

Market value of levered firm


= Market value of unlevered firm

+ Present value of tax shields


- Present value of Financial distress
costs
- Present value of agency costs

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7. Capital Structure
Management
(Basic Tools)

Two tools
Two basic tools used to evaluate
capital structure decisions:

EPS-EBIT Chart

Financial leverage ratios

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EPS-EBIT Chart

Managers care about EPS as it sends an


important signal to the market about
future prospects and will affect the stock
prices.

The EPS-EBIT chart provides a way to


visualize the effects of alternative capital
structure on both the level and volatility
of the firms earning per share (EPS).
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Figure 12-10

The chart shows that at a specific level of EBIT,


stock and bond plan produce different EPS
(except at the intersection point with EBIT
=$21,000 where EPS is equal to $4.25 under
both plans).

Above the intersection point, EPS will be higher


for plan with greater leverage (and vice versa).

For example, at EBIT of $30,000

EPS using bond plan = $7.25

EPS using stock plan = $6.50

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Finding the Intersection


point

Compare EPS-stock plan versus EPS-bond plan


and solve for EBIT in the following two equations:

(EBIT-I)(1-t)-P

= (EBIT-I)(1-t)-P

Ss Sb
Ss = # of stocks under stock plan
Sb = # of stocks under bond plan
I = interest expense
P = preferred stock

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EPS-EBIT chart is simply a tool to analyze


capital structure decision.

Thus achieving a high EPS based on high


leverage may not be the right decision.

The final decision will be made after


weighing all factors.
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Leverage Ratios

Two ratios (as covered in chapter 4),


balance sheet leverage ratio and
coverage ratio, can be computed and
compared to industry norms.

If the ratios are significantly different


from industry average, the managers
must have a sound reason.

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8. Capital Structure
Management
(Survey Results)

The Ten Factors

A survey of 392 corporate executives


reveals the following ten factors as
important determinants of capital structure
decision:
1.

Financial flexibility:

2.

Firms bargaining position is better if it has choices

Credit Rating:

Downgrading of credit rating will increase borrowing


costs and thus managers try to avoid anything that will
trigger credit downgrades

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The Ten Factors


3.

Insufficient internal funds:

4.

Level of interest rates:

5.

Firms follow a pecking order for raising


funds internal funds followed by debt and
then equity.

Firms tend to borrow when interest rates are


low relative to their expectations

Interest tax savings


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The Ten Factors


6.

Transaction costs and fees:

7.

Equity valuation:

8.

Cost of issuing equity is relatively higher than


debt, making equity a less attractive source.

If shares are undervalued, firms will like to issue


debt, and vice versa.

Competitor:

Firms from similar businesses tend to have


similar capital structures.

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The Ten Factors


9.

Bankruptcy/distress costs:

10.

Higher existing debt will increase the likelihood


of financial distress.

Customer/supplier discomfort:

High levels of debt will increase discomfort


among customers (fearing disruption in supply)
and suppliers (fearing disruption in demand and
late/non payment on existing contracts).

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9. Finance and the Multinational Firm

Finance and the Multinational


Firm: Business Risk and Global
Sales

Business risk is both multidimensional and


international, and is affected by:
1.

2.

The sensitivity of the firms product demand


to general economic conditions
The degree of competition to which the firm
is exposed

3.

Product diversification

4.

Growth prospects, and

5.

Global sales volumes and production output.

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