CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model in 3 minutes (YouTube Video Below)

3 Minute Overview (Also Download Free Cheet Sheet at Bottom) and then scroll down for detailed calculations video

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  • CAPM is just a “model” or formula used to calculate COST OF EQUITY

 

  • Cost of Equity is how much an investor “wants” to earn for investing in a company which is more risky than a safe bank deposit (or government bond), and (usually) more risky than investing in the general stock market with a bunch of stocks.

 

  • It’s called a “cost” because that’s how much you should “fairly” pay your investors for investing in your risky company.

 

 

  • CAPM assumes that investing in many stocks is safer than investing in just one company’s stock: “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” sorta thing.. this is called “diversified” risk

 

  • Rationale: An investor would “want” (or “expect”) more income (“return”) for investing in a highly risky company instead of the zero-risk  bank/bond, and also instead of investing in a “medium-risk” general stock market.  Therefore, cost of equity = “expected return”

 

You calculate Cost of Equity using the CAPM or Capital Asset Pricing Model Formula:

Ke = Rf + B (Rm-Rf)

DON’T panic! It’s MUCH  EASIER than it looks! See this formula step-by-step in action, watch it for free in the video above.

CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model

36 Comments

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  • aceoftrumps

    Reply Reply 2 May 2012

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      Reply Reply 8 May 2012

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  • LISA TAYLOR

    Reply Reply 20 June 2012

    What a fantastic website. Thank you so much for explaining this in such a simple easy to follow way. It has helped me so much.

    The only thing I got lost on was how did you get to 8.6% on the CAPM calculation as I keep getting 6.72
    because 0.02+1.1(0.08-0.02) = 1.12 x0.06 doesnt it?

    • David

      Reply Reply 21 June 2012

      Hello Lisa. You must first multiply the 1.1 with the 0.06 before adding it to the 0.02 🙂

  • LISA TAYLOR

    Reply Reply 24 June 2012

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    Reply Reply 14 July 2012

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    • David

      Reply Reply 15 July 2012

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    • David

      Reply Reply 7 October 2012

      Hope you understand it now, Sione!

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  • hong

    Reply Reply 24 March 2013

    hi, can i ask some question? something about dividend discount model. can u explain why (r-g) will appear in this model? why not we use (r+g) in this model? thanks… appreciate it ^^

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      Reply Reply 18 December 2014

      @Luiza glad you found it easy to understand!

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