Alpha Discounted Cash Flow Excess Earnings Method 
Value Scope
JULY 21, 2020
Intangible asset valuation concepts can and should be applied to unique ESG cash flows. This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. Using Alpha, however, it could be done. Alpha is unsystematic risk, unique to the firm undergoing valuation.
Value Scope
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
As companies continue to legitimately integrate ESG into business strategy, the ability to achieve “alpha,” which is an excess return or performance above a codified index or peer group, might become more difficult to do. Using Alpha, however, it could be done. But how do we support the adjustment to Alpha?
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