The cost of equity formula is a financial metric that represents the return investors expect for holding a company's stock. This formula can help you evaluate whether a company's stock is generating ...

Despite another year of elevated catastrophe losses, U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers generated high investment returns and were able to exceed their cost of capital in 2024, according to new AM ...

Investors often consider the impact of a company issuing more stock shares, particularly on the cost of equity. The cost of equity represents the return that investors expect for holding a company's ...

This paper highlights the complexities associated with the estimation of hurdle rates in emerging market economies and explores whether credit ratings could be used as an alternative to global CAPM ...

The return on equity and its more expansive variant, the return on invested capital, measure what a company is making on the capital it has invested in business, and is a measure of business quality.

There’s no shortage of deals and opportunities that cross our desks at Katusa Research. Why is this better than me making 5.15% every month for doing NOTHING? In a zero-interest rate world, capital is ...

The current banking crisis sparked by the recent implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has several interrelated causes. To wit, inadequate bank equity capital, misguided capital structure of SVB’s ...

“As the International Energy Agency has estimated, the world invested half a trillion dollars into solar [in 2024],” said Sonia Dunlop. Image: Solar Media. The high cost of capital and growing ...