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cost of equity

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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • November 27, 2016 at 3:09 pm #351897
    Avatarusama sohail
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    cost of equity can be found and can be geared or ungeared with two ways:
    1- Modigliani and Miller Proposition 2 (with tax) formula
    2- CAPM and betas

    i want to ask how we know that which formula we can use in a given scenario of exam???
    in which situation we can use CAPM and In which situation we can use
    Modigliani and Miller Proposition 2 (with tax) to find ke ( cost of equity)

    November 27, 2016 at 6:02 pm #351939
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    Both will result in exactly the same answer (because one comes from the other).

    Usually CAPM and betas will be the easiest and quickest way, and the way expected in the exam, but it depends on how the question is worded,

    November 27, 2016 at 6:10 pm #351948
    Avatarusama sohail
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    it means , according to information provided in the exam question we can use any one of CAPM or Modigliani’s formula???

    November 28, 2016 at 6:16 am #352048
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Correct (although it is unusual to need to use the M&M formula)

    November 28, 2016 at 8:22 am #352105
    Avatarusama sohail
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    Thanks alot sir…U solved my big confusion

    November 28, 2016 at 2:11 pm #352164
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    You are welcome 🙂

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