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  • 1 Estimating the Cost of Capital

  • 1.1 The Equity Cost of Capital

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  • What is the CAPM formula and what does it determine?

    The CAPM determines the expected return (Security Market Line) as follows:


    rf= risk free rate (government; trusted that they will always pay back hence their interest is taken as base)
    Beta= companies individual risk according to the market movement 


    If the calculation in bracket is negative —> No reason to invest
  • What does the beta represent?

    Beta is the expected percent change in the excess return of the security for a 1% change in the excess return of the market portfolio.
  • What is the difference between volatility and beta i.e. What risks do they represent?

    Volatility = Total risk
    Beta = Market/ systematic risk
  • 1.2 The Market Portfolio

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  • What is market capitalisation? How is it calculated?

    Market Capitalization: Total market value of firm i’s outstanding shares
    MV = Number of Shares of i Outstanding * price of i per share
  • What is value-weighted portfolio? How is it calculated?

    Value-Weighted Portfolio: A portfolio in which each security is held in proportion to its market capitalization
  • How can the market risk premium be estimated?

    The market risk premium (E[RMkt]− rf) can be estimated using historical risk premiums
  • What should the risk-free rate we choose correspond to?

    The risk-free rate we choose should correspond to the yield for an average horizon.
  • What are the two drawbacks of using historical data for estimating the market-risk premium?

    Using historical data for estimating the market-risk premium has two drawbacks:
    • Despite data for 50 (or more) years the standard errors of estimates are large.
    • Estimates are backward looking, and may therefore not represent the current expectations.
  • What is the formula to estimate the market-risk premium using dividend and dividend yield?

    Dividend yield + Expected Dividend Growth Rate
  • 1.3 Beta Estimation

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  • What does the beta correspond to?

    Beta corresponds to the slope of the best-fitting line in the plot of the security’s
    excess returns versus the market excess return.

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