Article Critique “The Value Premium and the CAPM” Endri Seiti Course: Research Methods in Finance and Accounting Instructor: Dr. Magdy S. Roufaiel Introduction: “The Value Premium and the CAPM” paper‚ written by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French was published in the Journal of Finance in October 2006. Eugene Fama is an American economist‚ known for his work on portfolio theory and asset pricing and is working as a Professor of Finance at the Chicago University; while Kenneth French is
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Executive summary The report presents the analysis which is related to the risk and expected return of share portfolios of two stocks from the ASX in Australia. There are two approaches which refer to Mean-Variance and CAPM model to be applied in the analysis of the portfolios in this report. The two stocks which construct the portfolio are Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (AXA) and Caltex Australia Limited (CTX).Each stock occupies a certain proportion in one portfolio and their weights are varied
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International Research Journal of Finance and Economics ISSN 1450-2887 Issue 4 (2006) © EuroJournals Publishing‚ Inc. 2006 http://www.eurojournals.com/finance.htm Testing the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): The Case of the Emerging Greek Securities Market Grigoris Michailidis University of Macedonia‚ Economic and Social Sciences Department of Applied Informatics Thessaloniki‚ Greece E-mail: mgrigori@uom.gr Tel: 00302310891889 Stavros Tsopoglou University of Macedonia‚ Economic and Social
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informed decision and additionally‚ it will provide an action-oriented recommendation. We will first identify key issues and risk involved followed by financial support of the project. Our analysis is supported with financial measures of NPV‚ IRR‚ CAPM theory and WACC to illustrate if accepting Processing Plant Project would provide acceptable required rate of return for Harris Seafoods. Key Issues and Risk: The processing Plant proposal would allow Harris Seafoods to seize the
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References: Brewton‚ Linda. "CAPM Explained." eHow. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/print/about_5501652_capm-explained.html>. fundamentalfinances.com. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. < economics.fundamentalfinances.com/capm.php>. Jadhav‚ Leena. "Security
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efficient information to the users‚ and such role is taken by Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) as well. The CAPM is the key theory in the stock market and industries; it is widely used by analysts‚ investors and corporations. In this essay I am going to discuss the recent developments about the CAPM‚ and refer to both advantages and disadvantages. Capital Asset Pricing Model The initial development of the CAPM was building upon Markowitz’s idea‚ and the model was further developed by Sharpe‚ Treynor
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Risk Premium 8 Yield Curve 9 Importance of Yield Curve 9 C- Computation of Return of Company and Sector by CAPM 10 D- Comparison of Actual Return with CAPM Results 10 Critical Analysis of Efficient Markets‚ Portfolio Theory and CAPM 11 Usefulness of Efficient Markets 11 Critical Review 11 Usefulness of Portfolio Theory 12 Critical Review 12 Usefulness of Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM) 13 Critical Review 13 Reference List 14 Appendices 15 INTRODUCTION: Experian PLC is a leading global information
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FINC5001 GROUP ASSIGNMENT FINAL REPORT Executive Summary In this group assignment‚ by historical data analysis‚ we evaluate the two approaches Mean-Variance and CAPM specific in the stock risk estimation for minimize risk investor. The two approaches are consistent in the stock risk‚ but differ in the risk of portfolios we construct. Through our observation and the approach assumption analysis which refer to academic literatures‚ the former one represents more reasonable result ultimately as
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Compare and contrast CAPM and APT? Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and arbitrage pricing theory (APT) are both methods of assessing an investment’s risk in relation to its potential reward and whether the potential investment yield is worthwhile. CAPM developed by Sharpe 1964. The basic theory behind this model is that investor needs to be compensated for Time Value of Money and the risk that they are taking. The time value of money is represented by the risk-free (rf) rate in
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Star Appliances by estimating the company’s cost of equity. The methods used include the dividend discount model‚ the earnings/price model‚ and the CAPM model. After analyzing all three possibilities‚ it is apparent that the CAPM model provides the most accurate estimate of Star Company’s cost of capital because it accounts for the beta. Using the CAPM model‚ the new Star Company cost of equity is calculated as 9.4% and the WACC is determined to be 9.14% at the 9.5% debt rate. In addition to the
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