Capital Budgeting Practices: Evidence from Indian Companies

The book based on a comprehensive survey of 77 CFOs provides a practical insight into capital budgeting practices of Indian companies. In an era of business volatility it also elucidates, the methods for risk incorporation applied across Indian Corporate Sector. It highlights the extent to which Corporate Investment Practices are in conformance to academic theory. Further an evaluation has made to the degree to which relatively new academic developments (advanced methods such as Real Options, Simulation) in capital budgeting are being applied by Indian corporate practice. The book also draws attention to pertinent issues viz a viz the pervasive relation of variables like size of capital budget, nature of company etc. on capital budgeting practices and the significance of non financial considerations in investment decisions. The book holds great utility for academicians to consider the differences between theory and practice of capital budgeting to re-visit academic theory. For practitioners it is a useful platform to reassess their own capital budgeting practices in light of the latest advanced investment methodologies being followed by the more efficient and innovative companies