Capital Budgeting
Capital Budgeting

Author: Pamela P. Peterson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-01-21

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0471446424

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Capital investment decisions are a constant challenge to all levels of financial managers. Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice shows you how to confront them using state-of-the-art techniques. Broken down into four comprehensive sections, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice explores and illustrates all aspects of the capital budgeting decision process. Pamela Peterson and Frank Fabozzi examine the critical issues and limitations of capital budgeting techniques with an in-depth analysis of: Classifying capital budgeting proposals Determining the relevant cash flows for capital budgeting proposals Assessing the economic value of a capital budgeting proposal using different techniques Incorporating risk into the capital budgeting decision Evaluating whether to lease or borrow-to-buy Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice provides the knowledge, insight, and advice that will allow you to handle one of the most important aspects of your firm's financial management. Advanced enough for practitioners yet accessible enough for the novice, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice is your complete guide to understanding and benefiting from the essential techniques of capital budgeting.

Capital Asset Investment
Capital Asset Investment

Author: Anthony F. Herbst

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-03-14

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0470856408

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Providing a balanced and practical approach to capital management and budgeting, this book covers the full spectrum of capital investments, from the basics through the latest innovations. It is aimed at managers who are involved in capital investment decisions: setting company capital investment policy; performing project analyses; and drafting recommendations. Those in top management will benefit from discussions of strong and weak points of various methods and concepts. Included in the arsenal of capital investment tools in this book are concepts of proven usefulness, such as the MAPI method, no longer available in other works on the topic of capital budgeting, and other topics not covered elsewhere, such as abandonment analysis.

Cost of Capital Workbook
Cost of Capital Workbook

Author: Shannon P. Pratt

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-02-03

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0471432628

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Proven, practical techniques for estimating the cost of capital "I would recommend Cost of Capital and the companion Cost of Capital Workbook as excellent tools for passing the various professional exams that lead to valuation accreditations and designations." -James R. Hitchner, Phillips Hitchner Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia "As a discussion leader for the AICPA ABV exam review course, this set of questions is perfect for people to use for practice for that exam and others (ASA and NACVA from my experience), for that matter. The mix of formats, including exercises, is great." -Ronald L. Seigneur, Seigneur & Company, PC, CPAs, Lakewood, Colorado "The exercises are particularly good." -Stephen J. Bravo, Apogee Business Valuations, Framingham, Massachusetts Cost of capital estimation has long been recognized as one of the most critical elements in business valuation, capital budgeting, feasibility studies, and corporate finance decisions-it is also, however, one of the most difficult procedures to perform and assess. The Cost of Capital Workbook will help financial officers of small, midsize, and even multibillion dollar companies estimate required rates of return and tackle the myriad issues associated with cost of capital. It will also help business valuation professionals of all levels to gain a greater understanding of cost of capital concepts and procedures. Using hands-on exercises designed to implement procedures described in Cost of Capital, Second Edition, the Cost of Capital Workbook provides a deeper understanding of cost of capital problems by offering a practical experience in applying solutions. The Workbook includes multiple choice, true or false, and fill-in-the-blank questions as well as: * Exercises estimating cost of capital by the build-up model and the Capital Asset Pricing Model * Exercises using Ibbotson Associates' Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Valuation Edition Yearbook * Applications using discounted cash flow (DCF) methods, based on forecasted earnings and cash flows * Examples covering valuing a business by both equity and invested capital procedures, making project selections, and utility-rate determinations * Numerous exercises using Ibbotson data from the Cost of Capital Workbook Business appraisers, corporate finance officers, CPAs, and attorneys will find the Cost of Capital Workbook an indispensable guide to the effective estimation and application of cost of capital.

Capital Asset Pricing Model 85 Success Secrets - 85 Most Asked Questions on Capital Asset Pricing Model - What You Need to Know
Capital Asset Pricing Model 85 Success Secrets - 85 Most Asked Questions on Capital Asset Pricing Model - What You Need to Know

Author: Mildred Hart

Publisher: Emereo Publishing

Published: 2014-10-11

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9781488854866

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Capital Asset Pricing Model Starts right here. There has never been a Capital Asset Pricing Model Guide like this. It contains 85 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Capital Asset Pricing Model. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Outline of finance - Discounted cash flow valuation, Capital asset - The most specific common definitions in use are as follows, Market portfolio, Idiosyncrasy - Idiosyncrasy in economics, Upside risk - Upside Risk vs. Capital Asset Pricing Model, The Theory of Investment Value - Theory, Real option - Applicability of standard techniques, Financial correlation, Beta (finance), Financial portfolio - Description, Working capital management - Capitalization structure, List of business theorists - L, Corporate finance - Capitalization structure, Master of Financial Economics - Structure, Covariance - In financial economics, Passive management - Rationale, Financial econometrics, Covariance matrix - In financial economics, Outline of finance - Fundamental financial concepts, Fundamental analysis - Two analytical models, Portfolio (finance) - Description, John Lintner, Behavioral portfolio theory, Linear regression - Finance, NHH - 1963ndash;1980: A new campus and rapid growth, CAPM, Returns-based style analysis - Concept, Kenneth French, Business valuation - Weighted average cost of capital (WACC), Capital budgeting - Capital Budgeting Definition, Working capital management - Investment and project valuation, Investment theory, List of publications in economics - Capital asset pricing model, and much more...

An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Capital Asset Pricing Model
An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Capital Asset Pricing Model

Author: Mohammad Sharifzadeh

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2010-11-18

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1599423758

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The problem addressed in this dissertation research was the inability of the single-factor capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to identify relevant risk factors that investors consider in forming their return expectations for investing in individual stocks. Identifying the appropriate risk factors is important for investment decision making and is pertinent to the formation of stocks' prices in the stock market. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine theoretical and empirical validity of the CAPM and to develop and test a multifactor model to address and resolve the empirical shortcomings of the single-factor CAPM. To verify the empirical validity of the standard CAPM and of the multifactor model, five hypotheses were developed and tested against historical monthly data for U.S. public companies. Testing the CAPM hypothesis revealed that the explanatory power of the overall stock market rate of return in explaining individual stock's expected rates of return is very weak, suggesting the existence of other risk factors. Testing of the other hypotheses verified that the implied volatility of the overall market as a systematic risk factor and the companies' size and financial leverage as nonsystematic risk factors are important in determining stock's expected returns and investors should consider these factors in their investment decisions. The findings of this research have important implications for social change. The outcome of this study can change the way individual and institutional investors as well as corporations make investment decisions and thus change the equilibrium prices in the stock market. These changes in turn could lead to significant changes in the resource allocation in the economy, in the economy's production capacity and production composition, and in the employment structure of the society.