How reliable is the Capital Asset Pricing Model? Can we use it to determine whether to buy the stock of a specific company?
How reliable is the Capital Asset Pricing Model? Can we use it to determine whether to buy the stock of a specific company?
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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How reliable is the
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Capital Asset Pricing Model - Under this model cost of equity can be calculated with the help of Risk free Return, Market Premium along with the Beta of the company's share.
Since Beta is an indicator of risk hence we have to first elaborate the types of risk
- Diversifiable Risk - This is a risk attached to a specific company and can be reduced or eliminated by diversification.
- Non Diversifiable Risk - This is the risk attached to the whole economy as such . This can not be eliminated by diversification.
Cost of Equity = Risk Free return
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