Publisher's Synopsis
The adjusted net present value approach to international capital budgeting has been questioned recently as to its theoretical correctness and ease of applicability. The alternative set forth by critics is a return to the weighted average cost of capital. In this paper we compare these two approaches, show the conceptual superiority of adjusted net present value to weighted average cost of capital (indeed the latter is a restrictive special case of the former), and reaffirm the usefulness of valuation by components in the international corporate setting. In particular, we illustrate its application to projects involving blocked funds, concessional finance, cash flows with differing exposures to nominal and real exchange rate movements, and political risks that depend on project cash flows as well as to sensitivity analysis in general...
