Chirayuthchai TraisaengsatheanStrategic Finance for Property Development

Commonly used financial formulas and KPIs

A collection of time-value-of-money formulas, NPV, IRR, return, valuation, debt service, cost of capital, real estate-specific formulas and executive dashboard KPI definitions, with links to the calculators

ReferenceStrategic Finance Handbook

Extracted from Real Estate Project Strategic Financial Management Handbook: A Practical Guide · Appendices G and M KPI / Financial Formulas
Summarised from the Financial Formulas Reference (Appendix M) and the KPI Dashboard Template (Appendix G) of the Strategic Finance Handbook

Time value of money

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PVFV ÷ (1 + r)n
FVPV × (1 + r)n
PV of AnnuityPMT × [1 − (1 + r)−n] ÷ r

NPV and IRR

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NPVΣ CFt ÷ (1 + r)t − initial investmentCalculate
IRRThe rate at which NPV = 0Calculate
MIRR(FV of positive cash flows ÷ PV of negative cash flows)1/n − 1

Returns

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ROENet profit ÷ average equity
ROICNOPAT ÷ invested capital
NOPATEBIT × (1 − tax rate)
MOICTotal distributions ÷ investmentCalculate
Cash-on-CashAnnual cash received ÷ equity invested

Valuation

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DCFΣ FCF ÷ (1 + WACC)t + Terminal Value
Terminal Value (Gordon)FCF × (1 + g) ÷ (WACC − g)
Enterprise ValueEquity value + debt − cash
Cap RateNOI ÷ property valueCalculate

Debt burden and debt service capacity

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DSCRCFADS ÷ Debt ServiceCalculate
CFADSEBITDA − tax − increase in working capital − maintenance CAPEX
ICREBITDA ÷ interest expenseCalculate
LTVDebt ÷ property valueCalculate
LTCDebt ÷ total project costCalculate
Net Debt/EBITDA(Debt − cash) ÷ EBITDA

Cost of capital

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WACCE/V × Re + D/V × Rd × (1 − T)Calculate
Re (CAPM)Rf + β × (Rm − Rf)Calculate
Rd after taxRd × (1 − T)

Real estate-specific

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NOIEffective revenue − operating expensesCalculate
GDVNumber of units × average price, or sales area × price per sq m
Profit on Cost(Revenue − cost) ÷ costCalculate
Residual Land ValueGDV − development cost − developer profit − finance costCalculate
Gross Rent MultiplierProperty price ÷ annual rent

KPIs for the executive dashboard

KPIFormulaFrequency
Revenue Growth(Current period − previous period) ÷ previous periodMonthly
Gross Margin(Revenue − cost of sales) ÷ revenueMonthly
EBITDA MarginEBITDA ÷ revenueMonthly
Days Cash on HandCash ÷ daily operating expensesWeekly
Working Capital DaysReceivables + inventory − payablesMonthly
Presale %Units sold ÷ total unitsWeekly
Cancellation RateUnits cancelled ÷ units soldMonthly
Construction Progress% physical completionMonthly
DSCR / LTVPer the formulas aboveQuarterly