Session 12: Equity Investments: Valuation Models Reading 43: Residual Income Valuation
LOS a, (Part 2): Calculate and interpret related measures of residual income (e.g., economic value added and market value added).
A common adjustment in calculating economic value added (EVA?) is to:
A) |
add back deferred taxes. | |
B) |
treat capital leases as operating leases. | |
C) |
capitalize and amortize research and development expenses. | |
It is common to capitalize and amortize research and development (R&D) expenses and add R&D expenses back to earnings. Deferred taxes are eliminated to pick up only cash taxes. Operating leases are treated as capital leases. |