The cost of equity and the cost of capital are key metrics in corporate finance that influence financial strategy and investment decisions. The cost of equity reflects the return shareholders expect, ...

Cost of capital is a term that investors and companies use to express how much it costs a firm to obtain funding for projects. This rate is used as a benchmark to evaluate potential investment ...

NEWS ITEM: The Surface Transportation Board (STB) proposes to change the formula for computing the cost of the equity component of the railroad industry’s cost of capital. This is of consequence to ...

Many REITs talk about Weighted Average Cost of Capital, or WACC. We look at three of them, from the Net Lease sector. While WACC is of some use empirically, it is Return On Equity that matters more.

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry was 9.87% for 2023. Calculated annually, the cost of capital is an aggregate measure and “not ...

The discount factor of a company is the rate of return that a capital expenditure project must meet to be accepted. It is used to calculate the net present value of future cash flows from a project ...