The document explains the concept of the time value of money, which states that a sum of money today is worth more than the same sum in the future due to the potential earning capacity when invested. It covers terminology, calculations for future and present values, the importance of interest rates, and provides examples involving annuities and the rule of 72 for doubling investments. This knowledge is essential for financial decision-making and investment analysis.
Introduction to the Time Value of Money, its terminology, and core concepts such as Present Value (PV), Future Value (FV), and Annuities.
Explains the significance of time in financial decisions and introduces the concept that money today is worth more than the same amount in the future.
Defines important terms like Present Value, Future Value, interest rates, and introduces abbreviations used in time value calculations.
Describes timelines for cash flows and illustrates how compounding interest can amplify future values.
Details on calculating future values with examples that emphasize the effects of compound interest over time.
Focuses on the present value calculations and provides a practical example related to future educational costs.
Introduces the Rule of 72 for approximating investment doubling time based on interest rates.
Discusses the concept of annuities, their structure, and the principle of value additivity for calculating present and future values.
Explains how to determine present and future values of annuities using value additivity and closed-form equations.
Highlights the importance of understanding the time value of money for investment analysis, comparing alternatives, and evaluating financial decisions.
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What isTime Value ?
The Terminology of Time Value
Abbreviations
Timelines
Calculating the Future Value
Calculating the Present Value
Annuities
Present Value of an Annuity
The Future Value of an Annuity
3.
Importance of TimeFactor
Why is TIMETIME such an important
element in our decision?
TIME allows one the opportunity to postpone
consumption and earn INTEREST.
4.
What is TimeValue?
We say that money has a time value
because that money can be invested
with the expectation of earning a
positive rate of return
In other words, “a rupee received
today is worth more than a rupee to
be received tomorrow”
That is because today’s rupee can be
invested so that we have more than
one rupee tomorrow
5.
The Terminology ofTime
Value
Present Value - An amount of money today,
or the current value of a future cash flow
Future Value - An amount of money at some
future time period
Period - A length of time (often a year, but
can be a month, week, day, hour, etc.)
Interest Rate - The compensation paid to a
lender (or saver) for the use of funds
expressed as a percentage for a period
(normally expressed as an annual rate)
6.
Abbreviations
PV - Presentvalue
FV - Future value
Pmt - Per period payment
amount
N - the number of a specific
period
i - The interest rate per period
7.
Timelines
A timeline isa graphical device used to
clarify the timing of the cash flows for an
investment
Each tick represents one time period
0 1 2 3 4 5
PV
Today
FV
8.
Calculating the Future
Value(Example)
Suppose that you have an extra Rs100 today
that you wish to invest for one year. If you can
earn 10% per year on your investment, how
much will you have in one year ?
0 1 2 3 4 5
-100 ?
9.
“The greatestmathematical discovery of all
time is compound interest.”
- Albert Einstein
Generalizing the Future
Value
Recognizingthe pattern that is
developing, we can generalize the
future value calculations as follows:
If you extended the investment for a third year,
you would have:
13.
Calculating the Present
Value
So far, we have seen how to calculate
the future value of an investment
But we can turn this around to find the
amount that needs to be invested to
achieve some desired future value:
14.
Present Value: An
Example
Suppose that your five-year old daughter has
just announced her desire to attend college.
After some research, you determine that you
will need about Rs100,000 on her 18th
birthday to pay for four years of college. If
you can earn 8% per year on your
investments, how much do you need to
invest today to achieve your goal ?
15.
Rule of 72
Rule of 72 is an approximate formula to
determine the number of years it will take to
double the value of your investment.
Rule of 72: N = 72/interest rate in percentage
Example 5.7 Using Rule of 72, determine how long
it will take to double your investment of $10,000 if
you are able to generate an annual return of 9%.
Exact N=ln(2)/ln(1.09)=0.693/0.086=8.04
Approximate N=72/9=8.
16.
Annuities
An annuityis a series of nominally equal
payments equally spaced in time
Annuities are very common:
Rent
Mortgage payments
Car payment
Pension income
The timeline shows an example of a 5-
year, Rs100 per annum.
0 1 2 3 4 5
100 100 100 100 100
17.
The Principle ofValue
Additivity
How do we find the value (PV or FV) of
an annuity?
First, you must understand the principle of
value additivity:
The value of any stream of cash flows is
equal to the sum of the values of the
components
In other words, if we can move the cash
flows to the same time period we can
simply add them all together to get the
total value
18.
Present Value ofan
Annuity
We can use the principle of value
additivity to find the present value of
an annuity, by simply summing the
present values of each of the
components:
19.
Present Value ofan
Annuity (Example)
Using the example, and assuming a
discount rate of 10% per year, we
find that the present value is:
20.
Present Value ofan
Annuity (shortcut)
Actually, there is no need to take the
present value of each cash flow
separately
We can use a closed-form of the PVA
equation instead:
21.
Present Value ofan
Annuity (Example)
Using the example, and
assuming a discount rate of 10%
per year, we find that the
present value is:
22.
The Future Valueof an
Annuity
We can also use the principle of value
additivity to find the future value of an
annuity, by simply summing the future
values of each of the components:
23.
The Future Valueof an Annuity
(Example)
Assuming a discount rate of 10%
per year, we find that the future
value is:
24.
Benefits of theknowledge of the
Time Value of Money
For investment analysis – To decide
the financial benefits of projects
To compare investment alternatives
To analyze how time impacts
business activities such as loans,
mortgages, leases, savings, and
annuities.