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    Value Management for the Energy Industry: Financial KPIs and Ambition Level

    The guiding principle of value creation is activities which earn a return on capital that exceeds their cost of capital. A stable and predictable interaction between the perspectives is a prerequisit...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Economic Portfolio Decisions

    In this chapter of the book, the focus is set on a company’s portfolio of projects. Until now it was important to set and describe the rules for investments of single projects. This is why each indiv...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Fair Value Measurement

    The suggestions on how to measure a fair value of an asset or liability and what to disclose are set out in IFRS 13. In this regard, IFRS 13.2 defines that the fair value is a market-based measuremen...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Introduction

    This book aims to provide selected examples for financial steering and to highlight the interaction with IFRS and its potential impact on the consolidated financial statements.

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    WACCs and Hurdle Rate

    The WACC (weighted average cost of capital) and the hurdle rate determine key input parameters for investment decisions in energy companies. The WACC is necessary to calculate the required key financ...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Divestments

    Similar to acquisitions, which were described in Chap. 7 , divestments are also among the most chall...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    New IFRS Standards

    For over more than 10 years, the IASB has developed the now endorsed new rules regarding:

  8. Financial instruments (IFRS 9) ...

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    Single Investment Decision

    Projects and growth initiatives are crucial for an ENERGY COMPANY. Due to the character of finite resources on a project basis, especially in upstream value chain element (each reservoir will be depleted at one ...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Impairment of Assets (Fixed Assets and Goodwill)

    The aim of IAS 36—impairment of assets—is to make sure that an asset which will be not able to recover that amount is impaired. In this regard, IAS 36.1 makes clear that an asset is carried at more t...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Valuation

    The following chapter considers the main principles of valuation, from a company valuation perspective but also from a valuation perspective on assets and projects.

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)

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    Acquisitions: Impact on Consolidated Financial Statement

    Acquisitions are one of the most challenging processes for the finance/controlling department as a whole. First of all, the management has to analyse in which direction it is best for the group to mo...

    Martin Schwarzbichler, Christian Steiner, Daniel Turnheim in Financial Steering (2018)