Cost of Capital Workbook

List of Exhibits.Preface.Acknowledgments.Notation System Used in This Book.Basic Formulas.Section One: Questions.Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.1. Defining Cost of Capital.2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and ProjectSelection.3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.8. Build-up Models.9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.10. Proper Use of Betas.11. Size Effect.12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Methodof Valuation.18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.Appendix: Data Resources.Section Two: Answers.Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.1. Defining Cost of Capital.2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and ProjectSelection.3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.8. Build-up Models.9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.10. Proper Use of Betas.11. Size Effect.12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Methodof Valuation.18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.Appendix: Data Resources.International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms.CPE Self-study Examination.Index.