第1页共14页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第1页共14页原文:FoundationsofeconomicvalueaddedTheEVARevolutionInamarket-driveneconomymanycompanieswillcreatewealth.Otherfirmshoweverwillundoubtedlydestroyit.Discoveringthoseeconomicfactorsthatleadtowealthcreationanddestructionamongcompaniesisimportanttomanyconstituencies,nottheleastofwhichiscorporateofficialsandinvestmentmanagers.Forcorporatemanagers,wealthcreationisfundamentaltotheeconomicsurvivalofthefirm.Managersthatfail(orrefuse)toseetheimportanceofthisimperativeinanopeneconomydosoattheperiloftheorganizationandtheircareer.Findingthe“best”companiesandindustriesinmarketplaceisofprimaryimportancetoinvestmentmanagers.Withtheproperfinancialtools,portfoliomanagersmaybeabletoenhancetheiractiveperformanceover-and-abovethereturnsavailableonsimilarriskindexedpassivestrategies.AnewanalyticaltoolcalledEVAisnowassistingthiswealth-discoveryandcompany-selectionprocess.Theinnovativechangesthatthisfinancialmetrichavespawnedinthetwinareasofcorporatefinanceandinvestmentmanagementisthedrivingforcebehindwhatcanbeformerlycalledthe“EVArevolution”.EVAinpracticeTheanalyticaltoolcalledEVA,forEconomicValueAdded,wascommerciallydevelopedin1982bythecorporateadvisoryteamofJoelSternandG.·Bennett·StewartⅢ.Thisfinancialmeticgainedearlyacceptancefromthecorporatecommunitybecauseofitsinnovativewayoflookingatthefirm’srealprofitability,unliketraditionalmeasuresofprofit—suchasEBIT,EBITDA,andnetoperatingincome—EVAlooksatthefirm’s“residualprofitability”,netofboththedirectcostofdebtcapitalandtheindirectcostofequitycapital.Inthisway,EVAservesasamodern-daymeasureofcorporatesuccessbecauseitiscloselyaligned第2页共14页第1页共14页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第2页共14页withtheshareholderwealth-maximizationrequirement.LargefirmslikeCocaCoca,Diagea,Lilly(Eli),Guidant,andSPXhaveusedEVAasaguidetocreatingeconomicvaluefortheirshareholders.Bonusesandincentivepayschemesatthesefirmshavebeenbuiltaroundthemanager’sability(orlackthereof)togeneratepositiveEVAwithinthefirm’soperatingdivisions.Positivepaymentsaccruetomanagershavingdivisionaloperatingprofitsthatonbalanceexceedtherelevant“costofcapital”,whilenegativeincentivepaymentsmayoccurifthelarger-termdivisionaloperatingprofitsfallshortoftheoverallcapitalcosts.Thus,byaaccountingforboththecostofdebtandequitycapital,EVAgivesmanagerstheincentivetoactlikeshareholderswhenmakingcorporateinvestmentdecisions.EVAisalsogainingpopularityintheinvestmentcommunity.TheJune1996conferenceon“EconomicValueAdded”atCSFirstBostonandthe“rollout”ofGoldmanSachs’EVAresearchplatforminMay1997istestimonytothisexcitingdevelopment.Indeed,“buyside”investmentfirmslikeGlobalAssetManagementandOppenheimerCapitaluseEVAintheirstockselection,portfolioconstruction,andriskcontrolprocesses.Otherlargeinvestmentfirmsaretakingaseriouslook,andEVAisalsomakingmeaningfulinroadsinworldofglobalperformanceanalytics.Moreover,recentempiricalstudiesintheJournalPortfolioManagement(amongotherfinanceandinvestmentjournals)showsthatEVAisbeingadvancedinboththeacademicandfinancialcommunities.EvolutionofEVATheevolutionofeconomicprofit—economicvalueadded(EVA)—isafascinatingstudywithhistoricalrootsthatcanbetracedbacktotheclassicaleconomist’snotionof“residualincome.”Forinstance,considerthedefinitionofeconomicp...