- 20 Marks
FM – Nov 2016 – L3 -SB – Q3 – Capital Gains Tax
Calculate EVA for Jack Limited and determine its market value added (MVA) based on provided assumptions.
Question
Jack Limited is a family-owned business that has grown strongly in the last 50 years. The key objective of the company is to maximise the family’s wealth through their shareholdings. Recently, the directors introduced value-based management, using Economic Value Added (EVA) as the index for measuring performance.
You are provided with the following financial information:
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2015:
₦’million | 2015 |
---|---|
Operating profit | 340.0 |
Finance charges | (115.0) |
Profit before tax | 225.0 |
Tax at 25% | (56.3) |
Profit after tax | 168.7 |
Notes
Notes | 2015 (₦’m) | 2014 (₦’m) |
---|---|---|
(i) Capital employed – from the Statement of Financial Position | 6,285 | 6,185 |
(ii) Operating costs: | ||
Depreciation | 295 | 285 |
Provision for doubtful debts | 10 | 2.5 |
Research and development | 60 | – |
Other non-cash expenses | 35 | 30 |
Marketing expenses | 50 | 45 |
(iii) Economic depreciation is assessed to be ₦415 in 2015. Economic depreciation includes any appropriate amortisation adjustments. In previous years, it can be assumed that economic and accounting depreciation were the same. | ||
(iv) Tax is the cash paid in the current year (₦45million) and an adjustment of ₦2.5million for deferred tax provisions. There was no deferred tax balance prior to 2015. | ||
(v) The provision for doubtful debts was ₦22.5million on the 2015 Statement of Financial Position. | ||
(vi) Research and development cost is not capitalised in the accounts. It relates to a new project that will be developed over five years and is expected to be of long-term benefit to the company. The first year of this project is 2015. | ||
(vii) The company has been spending heavily on marketing each year to build its brand long term. | ||
(viii) Estimated cost of capital of the company: | ||
Equity | 16% | |
Debt (pre-tax) | 5% | |
(ix) Gearing (Debt/Equity) Ratio 1.5: 1 |
Required:
a. Calculate, showing all relevant workings, the Economic Value Added (EVA) for the year ended December 31, 2015. Make use of the adjusted opening capital employed. Comment on your result and make appropriate recommendations. (15 Marks)
b. Irrespective of your answer in (a) above, assume the company’s current EVA is ₦120million and that this will decline annually by 2% for the next ten years and then increase by 4% per annum in perpetuity. Assume the following for this part only:
- Cost of equity 14%
- WACC 10%
Calculate the market value added (MVA) by the company. Show all workings. (5 Marks)
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- Tags: Cost of Capital, EVA, Financial Performance, MVA, Value-Based Management
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Series: NOV 2016