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Shannon P. Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA, is the Chairman and CEO of Shannon Pratt Valuations, Inc. a premier business valuation firm located in Portland Oregon, and is the founder and Editor Emeritus of Business Valuation Resources, LLC. Over a distinguished career of close to four decades, he has performed valuation engagements for M&A, ESOPs, gift and estate taxation, marital dissolution, shareholder oppression and dissent, and numerous other purposes. He has conducted numerous fairness and solvency opinions, has testified in a wide variety of federal and state courts across the country, and frequently participates in arbitration and mediation proceedings. Dr. Pratt is one of the most successful and respected authors in his field. He is the author or coauthor of several industry standards, including Valuing a Business: The Analysis and Appraisal of Closely Held Companies,Valuing Small Businesses and Professional Practices,The Market Approach to Valuing Businesses,Standards of Value,Business Valuation and Taxes, The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook, and Cost of Capital
ALINA V. NICULITA is the managing editor of Shannon Pratt's Business Valuation Update (r). She earned her bachelor of economics in banking and financing from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania, and her master's in business administration in finance from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
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List of Exhibits.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Notation System Used in This Book.
Basic Formulas.
Section One: Questions.
Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.
1. Defining Cost of Capital.
2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and Project Selection.
3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.
4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.
5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.
6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.
7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.
8. Build-up Models.
9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Proper Use of Betas.
11. Size Effect.
12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.
13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.
14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.
Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.
15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.
16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.
17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Method of Valuation.
18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.
19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.
20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.
21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.
22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.
Appendix: Data Resources.
Section Two: Answers.
Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.
1. Defining Cost of Capital.
2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and Project Selection.
3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.
4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.
5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.
6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.
7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.
8. Build-up Models.
9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Proper Use of Betas.
11. Size Effect.
12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.
13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.
14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.
Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.
15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.
16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.
17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Method of Valuation.
18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.
19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.
20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.
21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.
22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.
Appendix: Data Resources.
International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms.
CPE Self-study Examination.
Index.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Notation System Used in This Book.
Basic Formulas.
Section One: Questions.
Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.
1. Defining Cost of Capital.
2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and Project Selection.
3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.
4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.
5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.
6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.
7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.
8. Build-up Models.
9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Proper Use of Betas.
11. Size Effect.
12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.
13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.
14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.
Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.
15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.
16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.
17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Method of Valuation.
18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.
19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.
20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.
21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.
22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.
Appendix: Data Resources.
Section Two: Answers.
Part I: Cost of Capital Basics.
1. Defining Cost of Capital.
2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation and Project Selection.
3. Net Cash Flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.
4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.
5. Relationship between Risk and the Cost of Capital.
6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.
7. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
Part II: Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital.
8. Build-up Models.
9. Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Proper Use of Betas.
11. Size Effect.
12. Discounted Cash Flow Method of Estimating Cost of Capital.
13. Using Ibbotson Associates Cost of Capital Data.
14. Arbitrage Pricing Model.
Part III: Other Topics Related to Cost of Capital.
15. Minority versus Control Implications of Cost of Capital Data.
16. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability.
17. How Cost of Capital Relates to the Excess Earnings Method of Valuation.
18. Common Errors in Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.
19. Cost of Capital in the Courts.
20. Cost of Capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.
21. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.
22. Central Role of Cost of Capital in Economic Value Added.
Appendix: Data Resources.
International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms.
CPE Self-study Examination.
Index.
