Cost Of Equity

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COST OF EQUITY

Strategic Corporate Finance

Strategic Corporate Finance

Vonage Holding Corporation

Cost of Equity

=

RF

+

ßj

(RM

-

RF )

Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

1.89

(0.07)



Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

0.13

Cost of Equity

=

0.23

or

23 %

As the average cost of capital for a firm in the S & P 500 is 10.2 %. Therefore, the Vonage Holding Corporation should have the higher cost of capital. The cost of equity of Vonage Holding Corporation is 23 % which is higher than the average firm.

AT&T Incorporation

Cost of Equity

=

RF

+

ßj

[

RM

-

RF

]

Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

0.55

[

0.07

]

Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

0.039

Cost of Equity

=

0.139

or

13.9%

Verizon Communications Incorporation

Cost of Equity

=

RF

+

ßj

[

RM

-

RF

]

Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

0.52

[

0.07

]

Cost of Equity

=

0.10

+

0.036

Cost of Equity

=

0.136

or

13.6%

Sprint Nextel Corporation

Cost of Equity

=

RF

+

ßj

[

RM

-

RF

]

Cost of ...
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