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Cost of Capital components in detail
Features and settings in detail.
Beta factor
For the calculation, the median or average of the peer group's unlevered beta factor can be used. Means and quantiles are also shown. The re-levering is based on the individual gearing of the valuation object.
Credit spread
Credit spreads can be calculated for terms of between 1 and 30 years for various ratings. Data is available on a sector-specific basis or as an average of all sectors.
Riskfree rate
Riskfree base rates for more than 50 countries. You can map the specifications of international standards using the settings for term, riskfree base rate curve, rounding rule and growth rate for present value equivalent interest.
Equity risk premium
The equity risk premium can be set flexibly. This is an equity risk premium before personal taxes on the CAPM. The recommendation of Professor Aswath Damodaran are shown and for Germany additionally the IDW range of recommendation plus the capital cost study by KPMG.
Country risk premium
The application of the country risk premium is optional. The data from Prof. Damodaran (NYU Stern School of Business) serve as a basis.
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