The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
This module deals with the Weighted Average Cost of Capital - or WACC - and how to calculate it pre-and post- acquisition. This course replicates the content from lesson 3 from Business Valuation. A Core NYIF Course.
CPE Credits: 1
Program Details (NASBA) View No advance preparation required.
Program Level | Intermediate |
Prerequisites | Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Finance, or equivalent level of knowledge. |
Advance Preparation | |
Recent Revision Date | December 22, 2014 |
Instructional Delivery Method | QAS Self Study |
Field of Study | Specialized Knowledge and Applications |
Duration : 1 hour
- Introducing the weighted average cost equation
- Calculating the after-tax expected cost of debt
- Using CAPM to calculate the expected cost of equity
- The effect of leverage on weighted average cost
- Case Study