Practical Considerations in Normalizing the Risk-Free Rate
Some valuation firms and practitioners have advocated that the risk-free rate of return (Rf) should be normalized when it is believed to be too low because of Federal Reserve Bank policies. Recent arguments for doing so have been based on technical economic analyses but have ignored practical aspects of normalizing Rf. This article is intended to address those practical considerations.
BV News and Trends August 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends June 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Kroll lowers recommended ERP to 5.5%
Kroll has decreased its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP) from 6.0% to 5.5% when developing USD-denominated discount rates as of June 8, 2023.
New Country Risk Data Update Reminds Valuers of Factors to Consider
A data update from Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) helps valuation experts explain how they considered each of the risk factors in assessing value for business assets located outside of the U.S.
BVU News and Trends April 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Damodaran posts 2023 edition of ERP paper
The “dean of valuation,” Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) has posted “Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications—The 2023 Edition.”
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Damodaran examines impact of inflation on profitability
In his fifth data update for 2023, Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) focuses on trends in company profitability in 2022, including the impacts of inflation.
Inflation appears to have peaked, per Kroll
The latest cost of capital infographic from Kroll says that inflation seems to have topped out toward the end of 2022.
Year-end 2022 data now in the Cost of Capital Professional
Year-end 2022 data, including equity risk premia, CRSP decile size premia, and industry betas/IRPs, are now available in BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional platform.
Global BV News and Trends January 2023
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Damodaran posts his data update for 2023
At the beginning of each year, Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) generously posts a great amount of data on his website that include risk-free rates, equity risk premiums (ERPs), corporate default spreads, corporate tax rates, country risk premiums, and other data—all of which are free.
Valuations of German and European banks
The decline in market capitalizations coupled with a positive earnings outlook has led to record levels of the implied cost of equity of 14.8% for European banks and 17.8% for German banks, according to the latest edition of the Alvarez & Marsal’s “Germany Valuation Insights.”
Inflation showcased in lead-off session at the AICPA FVS conference
As this issue rolls off the (virtual) presses, BVWire is attending the AICPA & CIMA Forensic and Valuation Services Conference.
Inflation, volatility trigger increase in ERP, per Kroll
Kroll has increased its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP) from 5.5% to 6.0% when developing USD-denominated discount rates as of Oct. 18, 2022.
Another call to discard CAPM
“Unfortunately—and I write this with a heavy heart—the CAPM is not just imperfect; it is so badly wrong that it is best ignored,” writes Ivo Welch (UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management) in an article “The Cost of Capital: If Not the CAPM, Then What?”
BV News and Trends June 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News and Trends June 2022
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends May 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News and Trends May 2022
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends April 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Kroll increases U.S. normalized risk-free rate to 3.0%
Kroll has increased its recommended normalized risk-free rate to 3.0% from 2.5%, effective April 7.
Global BV News: Eurozone ERP, risk-free rates unchanged: Kroll
Kroll has left unchanged (until further notice) its recommended German normalized risk-free rate of 1.5% and its current eurozone equity risk premium range of 5.5% to 6.0% (from a German investor’s perspective).
Global BV News: VAB6 review on IVSC website
A comprehensive review of Valuing a Business, 6th edition (VAB6) is on the website of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), calling it a “foundational reference for business valuation education worldwide.”