Approaches to Calculating the Cost of Capital

The capital asset pricing model helps investors assess the required rate of return on a given asset by measuring sensitivity to risk.

The SML is the graphical representation of CAPM used to determine if an asset is priced to offer a reasonable expected return for the risk.

A discounted cash flow analysis is a highly useful tool for calculating the net present value of a given product, process, asset, or organization.

We can estimate the value of a company's equity by adding its risk premium to the yield to maturity on the company's long-term debt.