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Risk premia in commodity price forecasts and their impact on valuation

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  • Hahn, Warren J.
  • DiLellio, James A.
  • Dyer, James S.

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Commodity price driven valuation models require a stochastic price input if the value of managerial flexibility, such as the option to defer investment until the optimal time and the option to abandon a project, is to be estimated. The risk-neutral version of the stochastic price model is typically used in academic work; however, risk-adjusted models of the expected spot price are often used in practice. These two approaches are connected by a risk premium which is unfortunately often difficult to estimate. In this work, we use natural gas futures prices in a Kalman filter approach with maximum likelihood estimation to parameterize the Schwartz and Smith (2000) stochastic price model, and then apply an asset pricing model to address the large uncertainty of the risk premia parameter estimates. To evaluate the impact of the risk premia and other parameters in the two-factor price model on project valuation, we apply the price model to a prototypical shale gas investment, both for a base reference case as well as for cases where there are real options to optimally time decisions to invest or to abandon the project. Using this approach, we are able to determine the implied risk-adjusted discount rate that would be used with the spot price forecast, given the two-factor model risk premia, and we also discuss the impact of the risk premia on project value relative to other model parameters.

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  • Hahn, Warren J. & DiLellio, James A. & Dyer, James S., 2018. "Risk premia in commodity price forecasts and their impact on valuation," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 393-403.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:72:y:2018:i:c:p:393-403
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2018.04.018
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    Keywords

    Natural gas prices; Stochastic process; Kalman filter; Risk premia; Valuation;
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    JEL classification:

    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • Q47 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy Forecasting

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