Efficiency of Investment Projects

Existing investment models fail to correctly assess the efficiency of investments. This happens due to both the lack of self-consistent models based on first principles and the inability to correctly assess the discount rate. This book describes innovative investment models tested in practice. The authors modify these models for real implementation conditions, including frequent payments of income tax and interest on debt at the end of periods and as advance payments, and variable payments. The book examines how these types of payments influence the efficiency of investment projects. It considers the efficiency of an investment project from two perspectives: the owners of equity and debt, and only the equity. The latest versions of two main theories of capital structure (Brusov–Filatova–Orekhova (BFO) and Modigliani–Miller (MM)) allow for the correct assessment of the discount rate when evaluating the efficiency of investment projects (both long-term and of arbitrary duration). The book also describes the practical application of the created investment models and develops a new methodology for rating investment projects.

Peter Brusov is professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow (Russia). He is an expert in financial management, corporate finance, investments, ratings, taxation, business valuation. He is a co-author of the famous Brusov-Filatova-Orekhova theory, which replaced the well-known Modigliani-Miller theory, created by Nobel Prize Laureates. As well he is a co-author of the CAPM 2.0 model, which generalized the famous CAPM model for accounting the financial risk along with business risk. Peter Brusov is the author of the qualitatively new approach to business valuation. He has been a visiting Professor of Northwestern University (USA), Cornell University (USA), Osaka City University (Japan) and National Chung Cheng University (Taiwan) among other places. He is the author of over 550 research publications including nine monographs, numerous textbooks and articles.
Tatiana Filatova is professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow (Russia). She is an expert in financial management, corporate finance, investments, ratings, taxation, business valuation. Tatiana Filatova is a co-author of the famous Brusov-Filatova-Orekhova theory, which replaced the well-known Modigliani-Miller theory, created by Nobel Prize Laureates. As well she is a co-author of the CAPM 2.0 model, which generalized the famous CAPM model for accounting the financial risk along with business risk. Tatiana Filatova is the author of the qualitatively new approach to business valuation. In the past 20 years, she has been Dean of the faculties of financial management, management, state and municipal government at the Financial University. Tatiana Filatova is the author of over 300 research publications including eight monographs, numerous textbooks and articles.