Valuation of the Liability Structure by Real Options

Book description

The valuation of the liability structure can be determined by real options because the shares of a company can be regarded as similar to the purchase of a financial call option. Therefore, from this perspective, debt can be viewed as the sale of a financial put option. As a result, financial analysts are able to establish different valuations of a company, according to these two financing methods.

Valuation of the Liability Structure by Real Options explains how the real options method works in conjunction with traditional methods. This innovative approach is particularly suited to the valuation of companies in industries where an underlying asset has high volatility (such as the mining or oil industries) or where research and development costs are high (for example, the pharmaceutical industry). Integration of the economic value of net debt (rather than the accounting value) and integration of the asset volatility are the main advantages of this approach.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 The Utility of Real Options in the Valuation of Liabilities
    1. 1.1. Introduction
    2. 1.2. Real options: a mitigating alternative to the deficiency of traditional valuation methods
    3. 1.3. Intersections between approaches to assets valuation
    4. 1.4. Valuation of liabilities structures with real options
    5. 1.5. Conclusion
  6. 2 The New Allocation of Company Value Using the Optional Approach
    1. 2.1. Introduction
    2. 2.2. Economic value of debt and systematic risk adjustment of equity
    3. 2.3. Integration of organizational problems between shareholders and debtors
    4. 2.4. Mechanisms of refinancing debt and the impact on the value of equity
    5. 2.5. Conclusion
  7. 3 Applications of Real Options on Financial Structure Valuation
    1. 3.1. Introduction
    2. 3.2. Application to the stock market index of a country: the CAC 40
    3. 3.3. Application to a business sector: the cinema industry
  8. Conclusion
  9. Appendices
    1. Appendix 1: Partial Derivatives in the Option Price Equation by Galaï and Masulis (1976)
    2. Appendix 2: Partial Derivatives for Systematic Risk of Company Debt by Galaï and Masulis (1976)
    3. Appendix 3: Partial Derivatives for Systematic Risk of Company Equity by Galaï and Masulis (1976)
    4. Appendix 4: Proof of Inequalities by Galaï and Masulis (1976)
    5. Appendix 5: Partial Derivatives in the Option Price Equation by Bellalah and Jacquillat (1995)
    6. Appendix 6: Characteristics of Companies in the CAC 40
    7. Appendix 7: Valuation of Companies in the CAC 40 Using the Black–Scholes–Merton Method
    8. Appendix 8: Distribution of Debt Relative to the Rate of Recovery (CAC 40)
    9. Appendix 9: F-Equality Test of Variances for Asset and Equity Volatility (CAC 40)
    10. Appendix 10: Equality Test for Projected Asset and Equity Volatility (CAC 40): Two Observations with Equal Variations
    11. Appendix 11: F-Equality Test of Variances for the Growth Potential of Stock Prices Using the DCF and Real Options Methods (CAC 40)
    12. Appendix 12: Equality Test for Projected Potential Growth of Stock Prices Using the DCF and Real Options Methods (CAC 40): Two Observations with Equal Variances
    13. Appendix 13: F-Equality Test of Variances for Debt Ratios Based on an Accounting and Economic Net Debt (CAC 40)
    14. Appendix 14: Equality Test of Projected Debt Ratios Based on an Accounting and Economic Net Debt (CAC 40): Two Observations with Different Variances
    15. Appendix 15: Characteristics of Companies in the Cinema Industry
    16. Appendix 16: Valuation of Companies in the Cinema Industry Using the Black–Scholes–Merton Method
    17. Appendix 17: F-Equality Test of Variances for Asset and Equity Volatility (Cinema)
    18. Appendix 18: Equality Test for Projected Asset and Equity Volatility (Cinema): Two Observations with Equal Variances
    19. Appendix 19: F-Equality Test for Potential Growth of Stock Prices Using the DCF and Real Options Methods (Cinema)
    20. Appendix 20: Equality Test for Projected Potential Growth of Stock Prices Using the DCF and Real Options Methods (Cinema):Two Observations with Different Variances
    21. Appendix 21: F-Equality Test of Variances for Debt Ratios Based on an Accounting and Economic Net Debt (Cinema)
    22. Appendix 22: Equality Test for Projected Debt Ratios Based on an Account and Economic Net Debt (Cinema): Two Observations with Equal Variances
    23. Appendix 23: Significance Test for the Difference Between Two Standard Deviations
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index
  12. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Valuation of the Liability Structure by Real Options
  • Author(s): David Heller
  • Release date: July 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley-ISTE
  • ISBN: 9781786307347