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Present value factorFactor used to calculate an estimate of the present value of an amount to be received in a future period. If the opportunity cost of funds is 10% over next year, the factor is [1/(1 + 0.10)].Present value factor Similar MatchesNet present value of growth opportunitiesNet present value of growth opportunitiesA model valuing a firm in which net present value of new investment opportunities is explicitly examined. Company representative (tied agent)Company representative (tied agent)A financial services sales rep, authorised to give financial advice on life assurance, pensions and unit trusts, but only allowed to recommend products from his/her employer. Unlike, IFAs, therefore, tied agents cannot be assumed to give impartial advice.Under the Financial Services Act 1986 all financial advisers must tell prospective clients whether they are tied agents or independent, so that the client knows what kind of advice he is getting.Tied agents are regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Adjusted present value (APV)Adjusted present value (APV)The net present value analysis of an asset if financed solely by equity (present value of unlevered cash flows), plus the present value of any financing decisions (levered cash flows). In other words, the various tax shields provided by the deductibility of interest and the benefits of other investment tax credits are calculated separately. This analysis is often used for highly leveraged transactions such as a leveraged buyout. Net present value (NPV)Net present value (NPV)The present value of the expected future cash flows minus the cost. Net present valueNet present valueA calculation which is based on the idea that £1 received in ten years' time is not worth as much as £1 received now because the £1 received now could be invested for those ten years and compound into a higher value.The NPV calculation establishes what the value of future earnings is in today's money. To do the calculation you apply a discount % rate to the future earnings. The further out the earnings are (in years) the more reduced their present value is.NPV is at the heart of securities analysis. Analysts use predictions of a company's future earnings and dividend payments, appropriately discounted back to current value, to establish a 'fundamental' value for the shares. If the current share price is below that value, then the shares are, on the face of it, attractive, If lower, they are 'overvalued'. In practice the analysis is more sophisticated, but it is based on the concept of NPV. Further SuggestionsPresent value of growth opportunitiesPresent value Present Value Index (PVI) Net present value Appointed representative Registered Representative Present State Net present value rule Net adjusted present value Present value Registered representative AIMR Performance Presentation Standards Implementation Committee Proportional representation |
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