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Cost of equity

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  • March 3, 2018 at 7:08 am #439783
    sal2222
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    Question is
    A share in ms Co has an equity beta of 1.3 debt beta of 0.1 gearing of 20% market premium of 8% and risk free is 3%

    What is the cost of equity.

    The answer uses the capital asset pricing model

    3% + (1.3 × 8) = 13.4%

    But as per formula I deducted 3 from the 8 (market premium less risk free) can’t understand why this was not done in the answer. I make the coat of equity 9.5%

    Also from the question how do I talk my way through the question go know which formula to use. The gearing and debt beta throw me out a little.

    Thank you for your time

    March 3, 2018 at 10:50 am #439823
    John Moffat
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    1. If the question had said that the market return was 8% then you would have been correct. However the question said that the market premium is 8% – the premium is the excess of the market return over the risk free rate (and so the market return is actually 11%)

    2. It is the equity beta that measures the risk of the share, and therefore the equity beta that determines the shareholders required rate of return, which is the cost of equity.

    I do suggest that you watch my free lectures on CAPM, because I cover both these points in the lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F9 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

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