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.”
Global BV News: Cost of capital parameters in Europe as of Dec. 31, 2021
ValueTrust has released the 9th edition of its “European Capital Market Study” that serves as a comprehensive compilation of capital market parameters such as cost of capital and implied as well as historical risk premiums for European countries.
BV News and Trends March 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Damodaran updates his implied ERP in wake of Ukraine invasion
In his blog post on how the crisis in Ukraine is playing out in the markets, Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) updated his implied equity risk premium to 4.73% as of March 16, up from 4.24% at the start of 2022.
Year-end 2021 data now in the Cost of Capital Professional
Year-end 2021 data, including equity risk premia, CRSP decile size premia, and industry betas/IRPs, are now available in BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional platform.
Damodaran posts second data update, explains implied ERP
An extensive amount of free data on risk-free rates, equity risk premiums (ERPs), corporate default spreads, corporate tax rates, country risk premiums, and more can be found on the website of Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business), who generously posts updates each year.
Damodaran posts his data update for 2022
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.
Kroll reviews 2021 capital markets
“Capital Markets Insights—2021 Year in Review” offers a look at the past year in terms of notable S&P 500 performers, DJIA performers, M&A deals, PE deals, IPOs, SPACs, bankruptcies, cost of capital, and private markets.
Global BV News and Trends November 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends October 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News and Trends September 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: Market risk premium reverts in Germany
Recent analysis on the German market suggests that the perceived risk of equity investing has dropped back to its precrisis levels, according to Alvarez & Marsal, which does a regular analysis of pricing dynamics in Germany.
Global BV News and Trends August 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
D&P/Kroll survey of cost of capital inputs
During a recent Duff & Phelps (a Kroll business) webinar, the audience was polled on various valuation and cost of capital topics.
Global BV News: Global valuers challenged by lack of data
A lack of empirical data on small private companies outside the U.S. makes valuations challenging.
BVU News and Trends April 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVU News and Trends March 2021
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.