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The relationship between EVA, MVA and leverage

Meditari accountancy research, 2004-04, Vol.12 (1), p.39 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 ;ISSN: 2049-372X ;EISSN: 2049-3738 ;DOI: 10.1108/10222529200400003

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  • Title:
    The relationship between EVA, MVA and leverage
  • Author: J.H. de Wet ; Hall, J H
  • Subjects: Corporate profits ; Cost of capital ; Costs ; Earnings ; Economic value added ; Equity ; Financial leverage ; Financial management ; Management accounting ; Market value ; Mathematical models ; Operating leverage ; Present value ; Shareholders wealth ; Stockholders ; Studies ; Tax rates ; Value added ; Value analysis
  • Is Part Of: Meditari accountancy research, 2004-04, Vol.12 (1), p.39
  • Description: It is generally believed that in order to maximise value for shareholders, companies should strive towards maximising MVA (and not necessarily their total market value). The best way to do so is to maximise the EVA, which reflects an organisation's ability to earn returns above the cost of capital. The leverage available to companies that incur fixed costs and use borrowed capital with a fixed interest charge has been known and quantified by financial managers for some time. The popularisation of EVA and MVA has opened up new possibilities for investigating the leverage effect of fixed costs (operational leverage) and interest (financial leverage) in conjunction with EVA and MVA, and for determining what effect changes in sales would have through leverage, not only on profits, but also on EVA and MVA. Combining a variable costing approach with leverage analysis and value analysis opens up new opportunities to investigate the effect of certain decisions on the MVA and the share price of a company. A spreadsheet model is used to illustrate how financial managers can use the leverage effects of fixed costs and the (fixed) cost of capital to maximise profits and also to determine what impact changes in any variable like sales or costs will have on the wealth of shareholders. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
  • Publisher: Pretoria: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • Language: Afrikaans;English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2049-372X
    EISSN: 2049-3738
    DOI: 10.1108/10222529200400003
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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