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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Explain
Capital Structure
Defined
The
The
Meaning of Financial
Leverage
Measures of Financial
Leverage
Debt ratio
Debtequity ratio
Interest coverage
The first two measures of financial leverage can be
expressed either in terms of book values or market values.
These two measures are also known as measures of
capital gearing.
The third measure of financial leverage, commonly known
as coverage ratio. The reciprocal of interest coverage is a
measure of the firms income gearing.
Debt
ratio=D/V(D+E)
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO=D/E
Interest coverage=EBIT/INTEREST
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EPS, ROE and ROI are the important figures for analysing the
impact of financial leverage.
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For
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Analyzing Alternative
Financial Plans:
Management is expecting return of 24 % on Total
Constant EBIT
inveatment of Rs 5,00,000
EBIT=500000*0.24=120,000
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Analyzing Alternative
Financial Plans:
Effect of Financial Plan on EPS and ROE:
Constant
EBIT
The firm is considering two Constant EBIT
The
=0.5*37500=Rs
18750
In this example effect of leverage is favourable
As ROI > i
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Effect of Leverage on
ROE and EPS
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EPS
EBITEPS chart-Example
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Calculation of
indifference point
The
The
Setting
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Calculation of
indifference point
Operating Leverage
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% Change in EBIT
% Change in Sales
EBIT/EBIT
DOL
Sales/Sales
DOL
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DOL=
Q(s-v)/(Q(s-v)-F)=CONTRIBUTION/EBIT
EBIT+FIXED
COST=CONTRIBUTION
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Degree of Financial
Leverage
The
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Degree
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Operating
The
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another
Q( s v) F Q( s v ) F INT Q ( s v) F INT
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If
dcl=4.85
Means combined effect of leverage is to increase
EPS BY 4.85 times for one unit increase in sales.
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Measuring Operating
and Financial Risk
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We can
[EPS
j 1
E (EPS)] 2 Pj
EPS P
j 1
Risk-Return Trade-off
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