The document discusses key concepts related to the time value of money, including:
1) Individuals have a time preference for money which gives money a positive value over time due to risk, consumption preferences, and investment opportunities.
2) The required rate of return for an investor includes a risk-free rate plus a risk premium to compensate for risk.
3) The time value of money can be adjusted using compounding to calculate future values, and discounting to calculate present values of cash flows.
4) Present value and internal rate of return are important concepts used to evaluate investment decisions.
The document discusses key concepts related to the time value of money, including:
1) Individuals have a time preference for money which gives money a positive value over time due to risk, consumption preferences, and investment opportunities.
2) The required rate of return for an investor includes a risk-free rate plus a risk premium to compensate for risk.
3) The time value of money can be adjusted using compounding to calculate future values, and discounting to calculate present values of cash flows.
4) Present value and internal rate of return are important concepts used to evaluate investment decisions.
Explain the methods of calculating present and future values. Highlight the use of present value technique (discounting) in financial decisions. Introduce the concept of internal rate of return. Time Preference for 3 Money Time preference for money is an individuals preference for possession of a given amount of money now, rather than the same amount at some future time. Three reasons may be attributed to the individuals time preference for money: risk preference for consumption investment opportunities Required Rate of Return 4
The time preference for money is generally
expressed by an interest rate. This rate will be positive even in the absence of any risk. It may be therefore called the risk-free rate. An investor requires compensation for assuming risk, which is called risk premium. The investors required rate of return is:
Risk-free rate + Risk premium.
Required Rate of Return 5
Would an investor want Rs. 100 today or after one year?
Cash flows occurring in different time periods are not comparable. It is necessary to adjust cash flows for their differences in timing and risk. Example : If preference rate =10 percent An investor can invest if Rs. 100 if he is offered Rs 110 after one year. Rs 110 is the future value of Rs 100 today at 10% interest rate. Also, Rs 100 today is the present value of Rs 110 after a year at 10% interest rate. If the investor gets less than Rs. 110 then he will not invest. Anything above Rs. 110 is favourable. Time Value Adjustment 6
Two most common methods of adjusting cash
flows for time value of money: Compoundingthe process of calculating future values of cash flows and Discountingthe process of calculating present values of cash flows. Future Value 7
Compounding is the process of finding the future values of
cash flows by applying the concept of compound interest. Compound interest is the interest that is received on the original amount (principal) as well as on any interest earned but not withdrawn during earlier periods. Simple interest is the interest that is calculated only on the original amount (principal), and thus, no compounding of interest takes place. Future Value 8 Future Value: Example 9 Future Value of an 10 Annuity Future Value of an 11 Annuity: Example Sinking Fund 12 Example Present Value 14
Present value of a future cash flow (inflow or
outflow) is the amount of current cash that is of equivalent value to the decision-maker. Discounting is the process of determining present value of a series of future cash flows. The interest rate used for discounting cash flows is also called the discount rate. Present Value of a Single 15 Cash Flow Example 16 Present Value of an 17 Annuity Example 18 Net Present Value 19 Present Value and Rate 20 of Return A bond that pays some specified amount in future (without periodic interest) in exchange for the current price today is called a zero-interest bond or zero-coupon bond. In such situations, one would be interested to know what rate of interest the advertiser is offering. One can use the concept of present value to find out the rate of return or yield of these offers. The rate of return of an investment is called internal rate of return since it depends exclusively on the cash flows of the investment. Internal Rate of Return 21