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1. Tools available to analyze the profitability of investments
- Cash Flow Matrix, Profit and Loss Account, Investment Analysis
- Link between Economic Profitability (ROCE) and Cost of Financing (WACC)
2. The determination of the discount rate
- Which rate should be used to discount future cash flows from investments?
- Weighted Average Cost of Capital calculation. Potential impact of rate hype
3. Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Recovery Time
- NPV and IRR: Moving from an accounting logic to a financial approach
- Choice of the most relevant indicator between VAN, TRI and DR
4. Choice between purchase, lease and other modes of financing
- Investment financing methods: purchases or rentals
- Investment financing: convertible bond, Mezzanine debt
5. Monitoring investment profitability and value creation
- Determine the value creation of an investment
- Investment profitability monitoring and performance management