Contradictions in Cost of Capital Approaches

László Koloszár ()
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László Koloszár: University of Sopron Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics

No 9211599, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: An important business economics category is the cost of capital, which defines the core entrepreneurial purpose in the private ownership-based economy where property owners determine decision-making and investment. The cost of capital includes the estimated price of the capital used (risk-free interest rate) and the required risk premium. Determining the required rate of return depending on the capital structure (WACC) and using it in finance to measure a firm's cost of capital is becoming increasingly widespread. The present study examines how the cost of capital can be approached from business economics and finance perspectives. The paper analyses the comparable factual profitability indicators (return on investment, return on equity, etc.), and the contradictions between them, as well as determining if there are deductible economic meanings behind the comparisons. The study presents the results with a graphic analytical framework.

Keywords: cost; of; capitalWACCreturn; on; investment; (ROI)return; on; equity; (ROE) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G30 M20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 1 page
Date: 2019-07
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 47th International Academic Conference, Prague, Jul 2019, pages 34-34

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