Question

You have risen through the ranks of a coffee​ comany, from the lowly​ green-apron barista to the coveted black​ apron, and all the way to CFO. A quick internet check shows that your​ company's beta is 0.6. The​ risk-free rate is 4.1% and you believe the market risk premium to be 5.2%. What is your best estimate of​ investors' expected return on your​ company's stock​ (its cost of equity​ capital)?

Answer 1

The cost of equity capital or expected rate of return is 7.22%

Step-by-step explanation:

The expected rate of return or the required rate of return is the minimum rate of return required by the investors to invest in a stock or a portfolio of stock based on the systematic risk that a stock carries as represented by a stock's beta. The expected rate of return (r) of a stock can be calculated using the CAPM equation.

The CAPM equation is,

r = rRF + Beta * rpM

Where,

• rRF is the risk free rate
• rpM is the risk premium on market

r = 0.041 + 0.6 * 0.052

r = 0.0722 or 7.22%