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CORPORATEFINANCESYLLABUSANDOUTLINESPRING2016
AswathDamodaran
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GeneralInformaDon
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¨ Office:Room9-69¨ Phone:998-0340¨ E-mail:[email protected]¨ OfficeHours
¤ Monday9.45-10.20,1.15-2.30¤ Wednesday9.45-10.20,1.15-2.30¤ The“fairgame”principleapplies.
¨ TeachingAssistants1. AndrePerreira,[email protected]. NickMcIntyre,[email protected]. Ombre[aPe\nato,ope\[email protected]
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Classstructure
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Monday-Class-Followup
Tuesday-CorporateFinancestoryoftheweek
Wednesday-Class-Followup
Thursday-Projectupdateemail
Friday-InpracDcewebcast
Saturday-WeeklyNewsle[er
Sunday-Weekaheadpreview
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Foreachclass,pleasetryto..
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¨ BehereandonDme:EachclasswillstartonDme.Iwilltrytogethereafewminutesahead.
¨ Announcements:IknowthatthisisoneofthefewchancesyougettotalktoalmosttheenDreclass.Ifyouwanttomakeanannouncement,pleaseletmeknowaheadofDmeandtrytokeepittounder2minutes
¨ Bringyourlecturenotepacketwithyou:Theseareavailableinthreeparts.Theycanbeboughtatthebookstoreordownloadedfrommywebsitebygoingto:h[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/cflect.html
¨ Ifyoudomissaclass,pleasecatchup:Allclasseswillbewebcast.Thewebcastswillbeonline(usually)withinafewhoursoftheclass.Thewebcastswillbeavailableinfourformats:¤ asastream(withahigh-speedinternetconnecDon)¤ asaYouTubevideo(ifyouhavealower-speedconnecDonorsmallscreendevice)¤ asadownloadablevideofile(foracomputer,atabletorasmartphone)¤ asadownloadableaudiofile.
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InformaDonHubs
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¨ TheWebsite:ThecentrallocaDonforeverythingrelatedtothisclassisonthehomepagefortheclassonmywebsite:¤ h[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/corpfin.htmlIwilltrytoalsokeepthematerialonNYUClasses,butIdon’tlikeclosedsystems.Enoughsaid!
¨ TheAppleiTunesUversion:TheclasswillbecarriedonAppleiTunesU.IfyouhaveanAppledevice(aniPadorevenaniPhone),youcanwatchthewebcastsandgettheclassmaterialhere.Togettheclass,downloadtheiTunesUapptoyourdeviceandthenclickonthelinkfortheclass.h[ps://itunes.apple.com/us/course/id1069496444IfyouhaveanAndroid(whatpossessedyoutocommitsuchamortalsin?),youcanwatchiTunesU,ifyouhavetheTunesviewerapponyourAndroid.Youcangetitbygoingtoh[p://sourceforge.net/projects/tunesviewer/
¤ YouTubeChannel:ThereisafinalopDon,ifyourbroadbandconnecDonisnotthatgreatandyouarewatchingonaTablet/smartphone.ThereisaYouTubeplaylistforthisclass,whereallclasssessionswillbeloaded.h[ps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUkh9m2BorqnapcQ03A0a_jsbele2kKbpWhenyougetachance,checkitout.
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MorewaysthatIcanharassyou!!
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¨ TheGooglecalendar:TheGooglecalendarfortheclassisavailableat¨ h[p://bit.ly/1OkNere
¨ Blog:IpostonfinanceandvaluaDononmyblog.IfyouhaveDmeonyourhands:h[p://aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/
¨ Twi[er:Ihaveatwi[erfeed(@AswathDamodaran).Idon’ttweetmuchandyouwilllearnnothingaboutmypersonallife,butIhopetokeepyoupostedoncorporatefinanceandvaluaDon.
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Whatiscorporatefinance?
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¨ EverydecisionthatabusinessmakeshasfinancialimplicaDons,andanydecisionwhichaffectsthefinancesofabusinessisacorporatefinancedecision.
¨ Definedbroadly,everythingthatabusinessdoesfitsundertherubricofcorporatefinance.
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CourseObjecDves
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¨ Togiveyouthecapacitytounderstandthetheoryandapply,inrealworldsituaDons,thetechniquesthathavebeendevelopedincorporatefinance.¤ Mo[oforclass:Ifitcannotbeapplied,whocares?.
¨ Togiveyouthebigpictureofcorporatefinancesothatyoucanunderstandhowthingsfittogether.¤ Mo[oforclass:Youcanforgetthedetails,butdon’tmissthestoryline.
¨ Toshowyouthatcorporatefinanceisfun.¤ Mo[oforclass:Arewehavingfunyet?
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TheTradiDonalAccounDngBalanceSheet
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Assets Liabilities
Fixed Assets
Debt
Equity
Short-term liabilities of the firm
Intangible Assets
Long Lived Real Assets
Assets which are not physical,like patents & trademarks
Current Assets
Financial InvestmentsInvestments in securities &assets of other firms
Short-lived Assets
Equity investment in firm
Debt obligations of firm
Current Liabilties
Other Liabilities Other long-term obligations
The Balance Sheet
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TheFinancialViewoftheFirm
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Assets Liabilities
Assets in Place Debt
Equity
Fixed Claim on cash flowsLittle or No role in managementFixed MaturityTax Deductible
Residual Claim on cash flowsSignificant Role in managementPerpetual Lives
Growth Assets
Existing InvestmentsGenerate cashflows todayIncludes long lived (fixed) and
short-lived(working capital) assets
Expected Value that will be created by future investments
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FirstPrinciples&TheBigPicture
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The Investment DecisionInvest in assets that earn a
return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle
rate
The Financing DecisionFind the right kind of debt for your firm and the right mix of debt and equity to
fund your operations
The Dividend DecisionIf you cannot find investments
that make your minimum acceptable rate, return the cash
to owners of your business
The hurdle rate should reflect the riskiness of the investment and the mix of debt and equity used
to fund it.
The return should relfect the magnitude and the timing of the
cashflows as welll as all side effects.
The optimal mix of debt and equity
maximizes firm value
The right kind of debt
matches the tenor of your
assets
How much cash you can
return depends upon
current & potential
investment opportunities
How you choose to return cash to the owners will
depend whether they prefer
dividends or buybacks
Maximize the value of the business (firm)
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Theme1:Corporatefinanceis“commonsense”
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¨ Thereisnothingearthsha[eringaboutanyofthefirstprinciplesthatgoverncorporatefinance.Aperall,arguingthattakinginvestmentsthatmake9%withfundsthatcost10%toraiseseemstobestaDngtheobvious(theinvestmentdecision),asisnoDngthatitisbe[ertofindafundingmixwhichcosts10%insteadof11%(thefinancingdecision)orposiDngthatifmostofyourinvestmentopportuniDesgeneratereturnslessthanyourcostoffunding,itisbesttoreturnthecashtotheownersofthebusinessandshrinkthebusiness.
¨ Shrewdbusinesspeople,notwithstandingtheirlackofexposuretocorporatefinancetheory,havealwaysrecognizedthesefundamentalsandputthemintopracDce.
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Theme2:Corporatefinanceisfocused…
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¨ Itisthefocusonmaximizingthevalueofthebusinessthatgivescorporatefinanceitsfocus.AsaresultofthissingularobjecDve,wecan¤ Choosethe“right”investmentdecisionruletouse,givenamenuofsuchrules.
¤ Determinethe“right”mixofdebtandequityforaspecificbusiness
¤ Examinethe“right”amountofcashthatshouldbereturnedtotheownersofabusinessandthe“right”amounttoholdbackasacashbalance.
¨ ThiscerDtudedoescomeatacost.TotheextentthatyouaccepttheobjecDveofmaximizingfirmvalue,everythingincorporatefinancemakescompletesense.Ifyoudonot,nothingwill.
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Theme3:Thefocusincorporatefinancechangesacrossthelifecycle…
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Stage 2Young Growth
Stage 1Start-up
Stage 4Mature Growth
Stage 6Decline
Revenues
Earnings
Stage 3:High Growth
Growth stage
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Stage 5Mature Stable
Have an idea for a business that meets an unmet need in the market.
DescriptionCreate a business model that converts ideas into potential revenues & earnings
Build the business, converting potential into revenues.
Grow your business, shifting from losses to profits
Scale down your business as market shrinks.
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Defend your business from new competitors & find new markets
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Theme4:Corporatefinanceisuniversal…
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¨ Everybusiness,smallorlarge,publicorprivate,USoremergingmarket,hastomakeinvestment,financinganddividenddecisions.
¨ TheobjecDveincorporatefinanceforallofthesebusinessesremainsthesame:maximizingvalue.
¨ WhiletheconstraintsandchallengesthatfirmsfacecanvarydramaDcallyacrossfirms,thefirstprinciplesdonotchange.¤ Apubliclytradedfirm,withitsgreateraccesstocapitalmarketsandmore
diversifiedinvestorbase,mayhavemuchlowercostsofdebtandequitythanaprivatebusiness,buttheybothshouldlookforthefinancingmixthatminimizestheircostsofcapital.
¤ Afirminanemergingmarketsmayfacegreateruncertainty,whenassessingnewinvestments,thanafirminadevelopedmarket,butbothfirmsshouldinvestonlyiftheybelievetheycangeneratehigherreturnsontheirinvestmentsthantheyfaceastheirrespecDve(andverydifferent)hurdlerates.
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Theme5:Ifyouviolatefirstprinciples,youwillpayaprice(noma[erwhoyouare..)
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¨ Therearesomeinvestors/analysts/managerswhoconvincethemselvesthatthefirstprinciplesdon’tapplytothembecauseoftheirsuperioreducaDon,standingorpastsuccesses,andthenproceedtoputintoplacestrategiesorschemesthatviolatefirstprinciples.
¨ Soonerorlater,thesestrategieswillblowupandcreatehugecosts.
¨ AlmosteverycorporatedisasterorbubblehasitsoriginsinaviolaDonoffirstprinciples.
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RequiredMaterial
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I.Text:LectureNotes;Theyaresoldinthebookstoreintwoparts.Thelecturenotesarealsoavailableinpdfformatontheweb:
h[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/cflect.htm
II.SupplementaryText:AppliedCorporateFinance:AUser’sManual(ThirdEdiDon)byAswathDamodaranh[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/ACF3E/appldCF3E.htmAppliedCorporateFinance:AUser’sManual(FourthEdiDon)byAswathDamodaran:ThisisabetaversionandIamsurethatthereareroughendsandtypos.Ifyouwanttouseitinstead,doso.Itisfreebutinreturn,Iwouldlikeyoutodrawmya[enDontotyposandpartsthatareconfusing.
III.PracDceProblems/Exams:EveryquizandfinalexamthatIhaveevergivenisonline,withsoluDons.h[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/cfprob0.htmlTherearealsoproblemsinthesupplementarybook,andsoluDons.h[p://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/cfprset.htm
IV.Spreadsheetsanddataareaccessibleonmyhomepage:www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/data.htmlwww.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/spreadsh.htm
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ClassStructure&Chapterreferences
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The Investment DecisionInvest in assets that earn a
return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle
rate
The Financing DecisionFind the right kind of debt for your firm and the right mix of debt and equity to
fund your operations
The Dividend DecisionIf you cannot find investments
that make your minimum acceptable rate, return the cash
to owners of your business
The hurdle rate should reflect the riskiness of the
investment and the mix of debt and
equity used to fund it.
Chapters 3,4
The return should reflect the magnitude and the timing of the
cashflows as well as all side effects.
Chapters 5,6
The right kind of debt
matches the tenor of your
assetsChapter 9
How much cash you can
return depends upon
current & potential
investment opportunitiesChapter 10
How you choose to return cash to the owners will
depend whether they prefer
dividends or buybacks
Chapter 11
Maximize the value of the business (firm): Chapter 2 & 12
The optimal mix of debt and equity
maximizes firm value
Chapters 7,8
Sessions 5-12
Session 13-15 Session 16-19 Session 20
Session 2-5, 25-27
Session 21Session 22-23
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Anditwillbeapplied…
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Applied Corporate Finance
DisneySector: EntertainmentIncorporated in: US
Operations: MultinationalSize: Large market cap
ValeSector: Mining/MetalsIncorporated in: Brazil
Operations: MultinationalSize: Large market cap
Other: Government stake
Tata MotorsSector: Automotive
Incorporated in: IndiaOperations: Multinational
Size: Mid market capOther: Family Group
BaiduSector: Online Search
Incorporated in: Cayman IslOperations: China
Size: Mid market capOther: Shell company (VIE)
Deutsche BankSector: Bank/ Investment Bank
Incorporated in: GermanyOperations: MultinationalSize: Large market cap
Other: Regulated
BookscapeSector: Book RetailIncorporated in: US
Operations: New YorkOther: Privately owned
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GradingDistribuDon
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GradingBasis
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¨ GroupWork:Eachgroupwillberequiredtoworkononecase(youwillgetitinclassinthefourthweek)andonecomprehensiveproject(Seea[acheddescripDon).¤ Case:Duesession17(March30beforeclass) 10%¤ GroupProject:DueSession26(May9at5pm) 30%
¨ IndividualWork:¤ Quizzes:Therewillbethreeopen-bookandopen-notesquizzesworth10%each.n Quiz1:Session11-Coverssessions1-10(March2)n Quiz2:Session18-Coverssessions11-17(April4)n Quiz3:Session24-Coverssession17-23(April25)
¤ FinalExam:Thiswillalsobeanopen-bookandopen-notescumulaDveexamworth30%.ItisscheduledforTBAfrom10-12.
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ExamGroundRules
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1.Quizzeswillbeonthedesignateddaysinthefirst30minutesoftheclass.2.Examswillbeopenbook,opennotes.YoucanbringinasmuchsupporDngmaterialasyoucancarry.3.ExamsareNOTgroupwork.Youcannotconsultwith,talkto,communicatewithorpasstelepathic(ortext)messagestoanyoneelseinoroutoftheclassroom.TherearenoculturalexcepDons.4.WhenDmeiscalledonthequiz,pleasestopwriDng.5.Eachquizisworth10%.6.Ifyouhavetomissaquizforgoodreason,youwillhavetoletmeknow(byemail)atleast15minutesbeforethequizthatyouwillbemissingthequiz.7.Ifyoumissaquizforgoodreason,the10%weightonthatquizwillbereallocatedacrossyourremainingexams(quizzesandfinal).Youcannotweightpriorquizzesmore.8.Ifyoutakeallthreequizzes,thescoreonyourworstquizwillbepusheduptotheaveragescoreacrossallofyourotherexams(theothertwoquizzesandthefinalexam)(Note:Itwillnotbethrownout).Ifyoumissaquiz,youwillnothavethisopDon,evenifyoumissthequizforgoodreason.9.IgradeallofyourquizzesandIgiveparDalcredit.So,pleaseshowallwork.Ifyouhaveabeefwiththegrading(andIdomakemistakes),pleasecometome10.Youcanbringcalculatorstothequizbutyoucannotuseyourlaptop(yet).Goodreasonsformissingquiz:Physicalormentalsickness(you,spouseorchild),Stalledsubwaytrain,Importantinterview(andyoucannotchangeBme),TicketstoYankeeOpeningday.Notgoodreasonsformissingquiz:DidnothaveBmetoprepare,Feelingoverwhelmed,Notquiteready,TicketstoRedSoxorMetsopeningday.
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RulesofEngagementforclassandgroupwork
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¨ Rulesofgroupwork¤ Pickyourowngroups.(Ifyouhavetroublege\ngpicked,Iwillhelp)
¤ Allgroupworkwillbeselfpoliced,exceptinextremecircumstances.
¤ Therewillbeonegradepergroup,noma[erhowtheworkloadisdistributedamongthegroupmembers
¨ Rulesforclass¤ Idonotenforcea[endance,butIwouldreallylikeyoutobehere.Ofcourse,ifyouhavetomissaclass,youcanalwaysusethewebcastasafallback.
¤ Cellphones…(Please,needIsaymore..)¤ AllparDcipaDoniswelcome.