Value A Guide To Managers and Investors, Who Is Regarded As Father of Share Holder Value, The Following

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Value Based Management (VBM)

ALCAR Approach

ALCAR Approach is a VBM technique, developed by ALCAR Group Inc., a management education and
software company, which is based on discounted cash flow analysis.

Determinants of shareholders’ value: According to Alfred Rappaport, author of Creating share holder
value; a guide to managers and investors, who is regarded as father of share holder value, the following
seven factors called “value drivers” affect shareholders value and these seven factors are the base of
ALCAR Approach.

1. Rate of sales growth


2. Operating profit margin
3. Income tax rate
4. Investment in working capital
5. Fixed capital investment
6. Cost of capital
7. Value growth duration

Shareholders’ Value Creation Network-ALCAR Approach

ALCAR Approach-Assessment of the shareholder value impact of the business unit (strategy)

Steps

1. Forecast the operating cash flow stream for the business unit (strategy) over the planning period
2. Discount the forecasted operating cash flow stream using the weighted average cost of capital
3. Estimate the residual value of the business unit (strategy) at the end of the planning period and find
its present value
4. Determine the total shareholder value
5. Establish the pre-strategy value
6. Infer the value created by the strategy
Illustration
DCM Ltd. is debating whether it should maintain the status quo or adopt a new strategy. If it maintains the
status quo:
 The sales will remain constant at Rs 1,000 million
 The gross margin and selling, general, and administrative expenses will remain unchanged at
25% and 10% respectively
 Depreciation charges will be equal to new investments
 The asset turnover ratios will remain constant
 The discount rate is 16%
 The income tax rate is 40%

Income Statement and Balance Sheet for year ‘0’


Income Statement Million Balance Sheet Million
Sales 1000 Assets
COGS 750 Net Fixed assets 300
Gross Margin 250 Current assets 200
S, G & A Expenses 100 Total assets 500
PBT 150 Liabilities
PAT 90 Equity 500
If DCM adopts a new strategy, its sales will grow at a rate of 10% per year for five years. The margins, the
turnover ratios, the capital structure, the income tax rate, and the discount rate, however will remain
unchanged. Depreciation charges will be equal to 10% of the net fixed assets at the beginning of the year.
What value will the new strategy create?

Years 0 1 2 3 4 5 Residual
Income Statement Projections
Sales
Gross Margin
S, G & A Expenses
EBT
Less: tax
PAT
Balance Sheet Projections
Net Fixed assets
Current assets
Total assets
Equity
Cash Flow Projections
PAT
Add: Depreciation
Less: CAPEX
Less: Increase in CA
Operating cash flow
PV Factor
PV of the OCF
Total of PV of OCF
Residual Value
PV of Residual Value
Total Value
Pre-strategy Value
Value of the Strategy

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