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Leveraged Finance
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Leveraged Finance Example
#1 No Leverage – Successful Project
Equity 10,000
Debt –
Total Capital 10,000
Interest Rate on Debt –
Pre-interest Cash Flows 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Interest Expense – – – – –
Equity Cash Flows (after interest expense (10,000) 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
IRR 22%
#2 Moderate Leverage – Successful Project
Equity 7,000
Debt 3,000
Total Capital 10,000
Interest Rate on Debt 6.0%
Pre-interest Cash Flows 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Interest Expense (180) (180) (180) (180) (180)
Equity Cash Flows (after interest expense (7,000) 3,320 3,320 3,320 3,320 3,320
IRR 38%
#3 High Leverage – Successful Project
Equity 4,000
Debt 6,000
Total Capital 10,000
Interest Rate on Debt 8.0%
Pre-interest Cash Flows 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500
Interest Expense (480) (480) (480) (480) (480)
Equity Cash Flows (after interest expense (4,000) 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020 3,020
IRR 70%
#4 No Leverage – Unsuccessful Project
Equity 10,000
Debt –
Total Capital 10,000
Interest Rate on Debt –
Pre-interest Cash Flows (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) 3,500 2,500
Interest Expense – – – – –
Equity Cash Flows (after interest expense (10,000) (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) 3,500 2,500
IRR (32%)
#5 High Leverage – Unsuccessful Project
Equity 4,000
Debt 6,000
Total Capital 10,000
Interest Rate on Debt 8.0%
Pre-interest Cash Flows (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) 3,500 2,500
Interest Expense (480) (480) (480) (480) (480)
Equity Cash Flows (after interest expense (4,000) (3,980) (3,980) (3,980) 3,020 2,020
IRR (35%)
Note: this analysis assumes no taxes (or interest tax shield), nor any debt repayments for simplicity.