In this long-awaited Third Edition of Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, renowned valuation experts and authors Shannon Pratt and Roger Grabowski address the most controversial issues and problems in estimating the cost of capital. This authoritative book makes a timely and significant contribution to the business valuation body of knowledge and is an essential part of the expert's library.

About the Authors.Acknowledgments.Introduction.Notation.Part I. Cost of Capital Basics.1. Defining Cost of Capital2. Introduction to Cost of Capital Applications: Valuation andProject Selection.3. Net cash flow: The Preferred Measure of Return.4. Discounting versus Capitalizing.5. Relationship between Risk and Cost of Capital.6. Cost Components of a Company's Capital Structure.7. Weighted Average or Overall Cost of Capital.Appendix 7.1. Iterative Process Using CAPM to Calculate the Costof Equity component of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital -Constant Capital Structure.Appendix7.2. Iterative process using CAPM to calculate the costof Equity component of the weighted average cost of capital -changing capital structure.Part II. Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital "As IfPublicly Traded".8. Equity Risk Premium.8.1 Appendix.9. Build-up models.10. Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).11. Proper Use of Beta.12. Criticisms of CAPM and Beta versus Other Risk Measures.13. Size Effect.14. Criticisms of Size Effect.14.1 Appendix.15. D&P Risk Study.16. Alternative models to the Build-Up and CAPM modelsFama-French, APT, Market derived capital pricing model,Yield-Spread Model.17. DCF Method.18. Global Cost of Capital models.19. Using Morningstar/Ibbotson Associates Cost of CapitalData.Part III. Corporate Financial Officers - Using Cost ofCapital Data.20. Capital Budgeting and Feasibility Studies.21. Cost of capital for divisions/reporting units.22. Cost of capital in valuing acquisition/merger.23. Cost of capital in transfer pricing.24. Cost of capital in Economic Value Added Financial ManagementSystem.Part IV. Cost of Capital for Closely-Held Entities.25. Handling the Discount for Lack of Marketability ForOperating Businesses.26. The Private Company Discount.27. Pass-through Entities: Partnerships LLCs and S corps.27.1 Appendix.28. Private Investment Companies.29. Venture Capital InvestmentsPart V. Other Topics.30. Minority versus Control Implications of the Cost of CapitalData.31. How Cost of Capital Relates to Excess Earnings Method.32. Adjusting the discount rate to alternative economic IncomeMeasures.33. Equivalence With Alternative Cash Flow Methods For ValuingCompanies.34. Common Errors In Estimation and Use of Cost of Capital.35. Cost of Capital In the Courts.Part VI. Real Estate and Ad Valorem.36. Cost of Capital For Real Estate Investments.36.1 Appendix. Valuing Real Property.37. REITs.37.1 Appendix.38. Cost of capital in Ad Valorem Taxation.Part VII. Advice to Practitioners.39. Dealing with Cost of Capital Issues - Advice from theAuthors.40. Cross Examining Experts On Cost of CapitalAppendices.Appendix A. Bibliography.Appendix B. Data Sources.Appendix C. International Glossary of Business ValuationTerms.Appendix D. Roger Grabowski's Cost of Capital Section in KohlerReport.Appendix E. Developing Cost of Capital (Capitalization Rates andDiscount Rates) Using ValuSource Valuation Software.Index.