Fundamental Capital Valuation for IT Companies: A Real Options Approach

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Chung Baek

Troy State University at Dothan

Brice V. Dupoyet

Florida International University - College of Business Administration - Finance

Arun J. Prakash

Florida International University (FIU) - Department of Finance; Florida International University

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Date Written: April 1, 2008

Abstract

This study attempts to estimate the fundamental capital value of a growing firm by combining two separate capital valuation techniques, namely the corporate debt valuation of Merton (1974) and the rational pricing technique of internet companies of Schwartz and Moon (2000). For simplicity, the Black and Scholes (1973) approach is used to infer an estimate of the value of the debt of the firm, while the valuation technique of Schwartz and Moon (2000) has been used to estimate the total value of the firm. Making use of the fact that firm value is a function of the value of debt and equity, we first derive a closed-form solution for the value of the debt and then estimate the implied fundamental equity values for sample firms in the information technology sector, and show how the share prices are either undervalued or overvalued. Inferences on the risk premium on the debt are also provided.

Keywords: Fundamental valuation, Real options, Monte Carlo simulation

JEL Classification: G3, G12, G31, M13, M41

Suggested Citation

Baek, Chung and Dupoyet, Brice and Prakash, Arun Jai, Fundamental Capital Valuation for IT Companies: A Real Options Approach (April 1, 2008). Frontiers in Finance and Economics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1-26, April 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1479426

Chung Baek

Troy State University at Dothan ( email )

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Brice Dupoyet

Florida International University - College of Business Administration - Finance ( email )

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Arun Jai Prakash (Contact Author)

Florida International University (FIU) - Department of Finance ( email )

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Miami, FL 33199
United States

Florida International University ( email )

Miami, FL 33199
United States

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