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What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

Andrew Stolz

If an investor moves money from the risk-free asset into the stock market, they should expect to earn a return in excess of the risk-free rate, what is called an equity risk premium. Investments are exposed to two types of risk: systematic and unsystematic. What Impacts the Capital Asset Pricing Model?

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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

Valutico

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): According to CAPM, the expected return on a stock has two main components: the risk-free rate and a risk premium. The risk-free rate represents the return an investor can get without taking on any risk, typically derived from government bonds.

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Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) - Can it Enhance Valuation?

Equilest

The theory suggests that the expected return on an asset can be modeled as a linear function of various macroeconomic factors or "factor loadings" that affect the asset's risk, such as market risk, industry risk, and country risk. First, we need to estimate the factor loadings for each risk factor.

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Valutico Announces Six New Features  

Valutico

We’ve added a ‘date picker’ across key resources sections, allowing you to examine risk-free rates, corporate tax rates, market risk premium, and country ratings across any historic date you select. Resources Section Date Improvement: What? Explore this feature in the Resources section. Why Important?

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Beta Explained: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Valutico

Market Risk-Free Rate: Beta calculations often involve comparing the asset’s returns to a risk-free rate, such as the yield on a government bond with a similar maturity. The risk-free rate serves as the baseline return with no market risk and provides context for assessing an asset’s risk premium.

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Review the concept of WACC

Andrew Stolz

The formula implies the return an investor expects from a risk-free investment plus the return from the stock in relation to market volatility. The market risk premium is calculated from a market rate of return less a risk-free rate. The formula is expressed in the following.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

Rf = Risk-free Rate. Rm – Rf) = Equity Market Risk Premium. Cp = Cost of Equity Premium. The details of how the CAPM works is beyond the scope of this article but in short, the formula is as follows: Ce = Rf + B x (Rm – Rf) + Cp. Ce = Cost of Equity. B = Beta. (Rm