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  • November 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm #212793
    student07
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    Sir could you pls tell me how the discount factor of 4.2 is .9597,.9210,.8839 —- for the year 1,2,3 thanks.

    November 24, 2014 at 8:08 pm #212855
    John Moffat
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    You use the formula (which is given at the top of the discount tables).

    the 1 year factor at 4.2% is 1/1.042

    The 2 year factor is (1/1.042)^2

    The 3 year factor is (1/1.042)^3

    November 24, 2014 at 10:30 pm #212922
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    Thank you sir.

    One thing more I wanted to ask while calculating beta why some time in question they use %of debt and equity and sometime the total market value. Many thanks.

    November 25, 2014 at 8:49 am #213033
    John Moffat
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    I assume you are meaning when we are calculating an asset beta from an equity beta (or vice versa).

    It depends how the information is given – if you are given the total market values then use them, if you are given the gearing as a percentage then use them. It makes no difference because in the formula it is effectively a ratio.

    November 25, 2014 at 8:54 am #213036
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    Thank you sir.

    November 25, 2014 at 10:41 am #213077
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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