The inputs to developing reliable cost of capital estimates have become ever more complex and the risk of making errors has increased greatly. This session explores a relatively new cost-effective resource now available from Business Valuation Resources, Cost of Capital Professional, which integrates data directly into the platform from multiple sources, including University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) data, Professor Aswath Damodaran’s data resources, Salvidio & Partners and the US Federal Reserve on Treasury bond yields.
DESIGNED FOR
CPAs and Business Advisors that utilize cost of capital in appraisal and business analysis
BENEFITS
After participating in this session you will be able to:
- Explore the economic foundation for cost of capital determinations
- Explain the illusion of precision from complicated mathematics
- Identify how to retrieve cost of capital inputs relevant to the practitioner’s subject company
- Explain how the Cost of Capital Professional can help valuation practitioners be more effective
HIGHLIGHTS
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- An exploration of the Business Valuation Resources, Cost of Capital Professional resource
- Explanation of the integration of data from multiple sources to the platform
- Cost of capital fundamental principles will be covered
- An overview of the Duff & Phelps Navigator
PREREQUISITES
None
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None