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What is EVA and how is it calculated? What are some of its attributes? How does it compare with other similar metrics
Answer:-
EVA is Economic value added - It measures the value that is added to the shareholders by the management during a given year.
The formula of the EVA = NOPAT - (WACC x total capital)
= [ EBIT x ( 1 - t ) ] - $WACC
NOPAT = Net operating after tax
WACC = Weighted average cost of capital
t = marginal tax rate
$WACC = dollar cost of capital
total capital = net working capital + net fixed assets
EVA is a metric to evaluate how profitable company projects are and serves as a reflection of management performance. The EVA can be increased by increasing revenues and by decreasing capital costs. EVA takes into account the cost of equity capital.
Market value added ( MVA)
The other similar financial metric is Market value added ( MVA) which is the difference between market value of a company's LT-debt and equity and book value of invested capital. It is typically used for companies that are larger and publicly-traded. MVA also takes into account the cost of equity.
MVA = market value - total capital
whereas,
market value = market value of equity + market value of debt
market value = share price x number of shares outstanding + market
value of debt