April 2014
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1344 pages
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Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples, + Website, 5th Edition
by Shannon P. Pratt, Roger J. Grabowski, Richard Brealey
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APPENDIX 13A
Example of Computing Downside Beta Estimates
Niel Patel
INTRODUCTION
This appendix presents an example of how to compute a downside beta estimate for a guideline public company. Similar to ordinary least squares (OLS) beta and sum beta estimates, this guideline public company downside beta estimate can be used as a proxy beta estimate for a division, reporting unit, or closely held company.
COMPUTING DOWNSIDE BETA ESTIMATES
Estimating a downside beta for a guideline public company as of a valuation date can be performed in the general steps shown using Microsoft Excel1 and common market data that can be obtained from industry data providers, such as Bloomberg and Standard & Poor's Capital IQ. For purposes of this example, we will be estimating downside beta using the following assumptions as presented in Exhibit 13A.1.2,3
EXHIBIT 13A.1 Downside Beta Assumptions
Exhibit 13A.2 presents the excess returns of Ultimate Software Group, Inc. and the excess returns of the S&P 500 Index over a 12-month look-back period. For more details regarding the computation of realized excess returns, see Chapter 11A.
Before proceeding to the next paragraph on computing downside beta estimate, please make sure your Excel worksheet looks exactly like Exhibit 13A.2.4
We next present the procedure to compute a downside beta estimate with respect ...
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