Principles of Managerial Finance, 15th Edition
by Scott B. Smart, Chad J. Zutter, Lawrence J. Gitman
Summary
Focus on Value
A key responsibility of financial managers is to review and analyze proposed investment decisions to make sure the firm undertakes only those that contribute positively to the value of the firm. Using a variety of tools and techniques, financial managers estimate the cash flows that a proposed investment will generate and then apply decision techniques to assess the investment’s impact on the firm’s value. The most difficult and important aspect of this capital budgeting process is developing good estimates of the relevant cash flows.
The relevant cash flows are the net after-tax incremental cash flows resulting from a proposed investment. These estimates represent the cash flow benefits that are likely to accrue to the ...
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