scholarly journals A Case for using a Real Asset Transaction Approach for Estimating the Cost of Capital from Rural Telephone Company Data

2018 ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Victor Glass ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Premium ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Local Exchange ◽  
Telephone Companies ◽  
The Cost

This paper develops a real asset transaction approach for estimating the cost of capital for rural telephone companies whose financial assets are not publicly traded. The transaction approach uses the actual purchase prices of rural local exchange carriers (RLECs)’ properties and cash flows for estimating the rate of return required by buyers and sellers of RLEC properties. The transaction approach produces higher cost of capital estimates than a traditional approach using a weighted average of debt and equity costs of proxy companies traded on organized exchanges. The estimated difference is in line with the risk premium estimated for small non-traded companies estimated by Duff and Phelps Ibbotson.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Capital Cost: Long Run Evidence from Manufacturing Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Mantas Markauskas ◽  
Asta Saboniene
Keyword(s):  
Risk Premium ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Capital Cost ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Long Run

The article is directed to determine the most appropriate method for evaluating cost of capital of a manufacturing sector and, using the methodology, to perform a case study of Lithuanian manufacturing sector. For evaluation of cost of capital, calculation of Weighted Average Capital Cost was chosen, as literature analysis distinguished this method as the most widely accepted and used. Some changes were made to the methodology of WACC evaluation in order to adapt the method for countries, which do not contain liquid, mature financial markets, like using country’s credit ranking to assess risk premium and adding this premium to base premium for maturelly developed equity markets. The case study of Lithuanian manufacturing sector was performed for the period of 2001-2016. Empirical study revealed that required rate of return on separate WACC components evolved differently between the years of 2001-2016. Average annual return on equity for the period 2001-2016 was 7.7%, while average annual return on debt was only 4.4%. In the year of 2015 weight of equity capital, first time during the analyzed period, exceeded 50%. In the same year, ratio of net profit before taxes to total assets of Lithuanian manufacturing sector also reached the highest value at the time, later surpassed in 2016. This fact demonstrates, that increased free cash flows from the operations were reinvested into further development of the companies. To maximize value of the shareholders, it would be preferable to pay out portion of earnings as dividends and finance growth with debt, as it is currently a cheaper alternative.

scholarly journals Market value calculation and the solution of circularity between value and the weighted average cost of capital WACC

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 101-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Vélez-Pareja ◽  
Joseph Tham
Keyword(s):  
Average Cost ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Cost Of Debt ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Market Values ◽  
Equity Cost ◽  
Tax Payments ◽  
The Cost

Most finance textbooks present the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) calculation as: WACC = Kd×(1-T)×D% + Ke×E%, where Kd is the cost of debt before taxes, T is the tax rate, D% is the percentage of debt on total value, Ke is the cost of equity and E% is the percentage of equity on total value. All of them precise (but not with enough emphasis) that the values to calculate D% y E% are market values. Although they devote special space and thought to calculate Kd and Ke, little effort is made to the correct calculation of market values. This means that there are several points that are not sufficiently dealt with: Market values, location in time, occurrence of tax payments, WACC changes in time and the circularity in calculating WACC. The purpose of this note is to clear up these ideas, solve the circularity problem and emphasize in some ideas that usually are looked over. Also, some suggestions are presented on how to calculate, or estimate, the equity cost of capital.

scholarly journals Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation, Capital Structure, and the Low-Risk Anomaly

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Baker ◽  
Jeffrey Wurgler
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Structure Theory ◽  
Treasury Bills ◽  
Percentage Point Increase ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
The Cost

Traditional capital structure theory predicts that reducing banks' leverage reduces the risk and cost of equity but does not change the weighted average cost of capital, and thus the rates for borrowers. We confirm that the equity of better-capitalized banks has lower beta and idiosyncratic risk. However, over the last 40 years, lower risk banks have not had lower costs of equity (lower stock returns), consistent with a stock market anomaly previously documented in other samples. A calibration suggests that a binding ten percentage point increase in Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets could double banks' risk premia over Treasury bills.

Usec Inc.

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Kenneth M. Eades ◽  
Ben Mackovjak ◽  
Lucas Doe
Keyword(s):  
Stock Price ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Discounted Cash Flow ◽  
Important Input

This case is designed to present students with the challenges of formulating a discounted-cash-flow (DCF) analysis for a strategically important capital-investment decision. Analytically, the problem is representative of most corporate investment decisions, but it is particularly interesting because of the massive size of the American Centrifuge Project and the potential of the project to significantly affect the stock price. Students must determine the relevant cash flows, paying close attention to the treatment of input costs, selling prices, timing of investment outlays, depreciation, and inflation. An important input is the appropriate cost of uranium, which some students argue should be included at book value, while others argue that market value should be used. Although the primary objective of the case is to focus on the estimation of cash flows, students are provided with a straightforward set of inputs to estimate USEC's weighted average cost of capital. The case is designed for students who are learning, or need a refresher on, DCF analysis. Because of the basic issues covered, the case works well with undergraduate, MBA, and executive-education audiences. The case also affords the opportunity to explore a variety of issues related to capital-investment analysis, including relevant costs, incremental analysis, cost of capital, and sensitivity analysis. The case is an excellent example of the value of a firm as the value of assets in place plus the net present value of future growth opportunities.

scholarly journals Cost of capital adjusted for governance risk through a multiplicative model of expected returns

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Apreda
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Linear Approximation ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Multiplicative Model ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
Expected Returns ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Governance Risk

This paper sets forth another contribution to the long standing debate over cost of capital, firstly by introducing a multiplicative model that translates the inner structure of the weighted average cost of capital rate and, secondly, adjusting such rate for governance risk. The conventional wisdom states that the cost of capital may be figured out by means of a weighted average of debt and capital. But this is a linear approximation only, which may bring about miscalculations, whereas the multiplicative model not only takes account of that linear approximation but also the joint outcome of expected costs of debt and stock, and their proportions in the capital structure. And finally, we factor into the cost of capital expression a rate of governance risk.

scholarly journals A Better Way To Measure The Cost Of Equity Capital For Small Closely Held Firms

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Denis O. Boudreaux ◽  
Praveen Das ◽  
Nancy Rumore ◽  
SPUma Rao
Keyword(s):  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Valuation Process ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Privately Owned

A companys cost of capital is the average rate it pays for the use of its capital funds. Estimating the cost of equity capital for a publicly traded firm is much simpler than estimating the same for a small privately held firm. For privately owned firms there is the lack of market based financial information. In business damage cases, valuation of the firm is often a prime interest. A necessary variable in the valuation process is the estimate of the firms cost of capital. Part of the cost of capital is the equity holders or owners required rate of return. The purpose of this paper is to explore the theoretical structure that underlies the valuation process for business damage cases that involve privately owned businesses. Specifically, cost of equity capital estimate methods which appear in the current literature are examined, and a theoretically correct and simple method to measure cost of equity capital for closely held companies is offered.

scholarly journals USING THE CONCEPT OF TRANSACTION COSTS IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
Svetlana Viktorovna Lepeshkina
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
The Cost

The article discusses the theoretical aspects of issues related to the assessment of capital, the formation of its structure from the point of view of making management decisions in cost formation on its attraction and maintenance. The concept of “capital” is clarified from the point of view of its formation and subsequent efficiency assessment. The approach to the formation of capital structure concepts of the modern period on the development basis is justified. The method of estimating the cost of capital and the formation of the target capital structure, based on the inclusion of transaction costs in the cost of capital, which allows you to more accurately determine the size of these costs in relation to the amount of equity and more accurately generate the weighted average cost of capital of the organization. The empirical nature of the study allows us to use the proposed method of forming the capital structure in relation to various (individual) conditions of the organization’s functioning, followed by clarification of the parameters of decision-making based on the set goals of the organization’s activities.

scholarly journals Leverage and the Cost of Capital: Some Tests Using Nepalese Data

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari Bahadur Khadka
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Capital Markets ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Interest Charge ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Capital Structure

This paper is devoted to test the MM’s propositions about the relationship between leverage and cost of capital in the context of Nepalese capital markets. The main objective of the study is to determine whether the firms' overall cost of capital and cost of equity decline with the increasing use of leverage. The results showed a negative but insignificant beta value of the relationship between leverage and the overall cost of capital. Therefore the leverage may not be regarded as contributing variable to the cost of capital function for Nepalese firms. But finding contradicts with the traditional approach of the capital structure theories. It is further concluded that the cost of capital declines not only with leverage because of the tax deductibility feature of interest charge. The relationship between the cost of equity and leverage is also strongly negative. Besides leverage, the size, and D-P Ratio are other important variables that affect the cost of capital in Nepalese context.Journal of Nepalese Business Studies 2006/III/1 pp. 85-91

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