A Project Is Not a Black Box

Chapter 10

Topics Covered

Sensitivity Analysis Break Even Analysis Monte Carlo Simulation Decision Trees

How To Handle Uncertainty

Sensitivity Analysis - Analysis of the effects of changes in sales, costs, etc. on a project.

Scenario Analysis - Project analysis given a particular combination of assumptions.

Simulation Analysis - Estimation of the probabilities of different possible outcomes.

Break Even Analysis - Analysis of the level of sales (or other variable) at which the company breaks even.

Sensitivity Analysis

ExampleGiven the expected cash flow forecasts for Otobai Company’s Motor Scooter project, listed on the next slide, determine the NPV of the project given changes in the cash flow components using a 10% cost of capital. Assume that all variables remain constant, except the one you are changing.

Sensitivity Analysis

315- FlowCashNet

3.0flow cash Operating

1.5after taxProfit

1.550% @ .Taxes

3profitPretax

1.5onDepreciati

3Costs Fixed

30Costs Variable

37.5Sales

15-Investment

10-1 Years0Year

Example - continued

NPV= 3.43 billion Yen

Sensitivity Analysis

Example - continued

Possible Outcomes

bil 2bil 3bil 4Cost Fixed

275,000300,000360,000CostVar Unit

380,000375,000350,000priceUnit

.16.1.04ShareMarket

mil 1.1mil 51mil .9SizeMarket

OptimisticExpectedcPessimistiVariable

Range

Sensitivity Analysis

Example - continuedNPV Calculations for Optimistic Market Size Scenario

NPV= +5.7 bil yen

3.3815- FlowCashNet

3.38flow cash Operating

1.88after taxProfit

1.8850% @ .Taxes

3.75profitPretax

1.5onDepreciati

3Costs Fixed

33Costs Variable

41.25Sales

15-Investment

10-1 Years0Year

Sensitivity Analysis

Example - continued

NPV Possibilities (Billions Yen)

6.53.40.4Cost Fixed

11.13.415.0-CostVar Unit

5.03.44.2-priceUnit

17.33.410.4-ShareMarket

5.73.41.1SizeMarket

OptimisticExpectedcPessimistiVariable

Range

Break Even Analysis

Point at which the NPV=0 is the break even point Otobai Motors has a breakeven point of 85,000 units

sold.

Sales, 000’s

PV (Yen)

Billions

400

200

19.6

85 200

Break even

NPV=0

PV Inflows

PV Outflows

Monte Carlo Simulation

Step 1: Modeling the Project Step 2: Specifying Probabilities Step 3: Simulate the Cash Flows

Modeling Process

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