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Aswath Damodaran: Estimating The Cost Of Capital For A Firm, Division Or Project

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In this session, I focus on the mechanics of estimating cost of capital using Aitkin Spence, a Sri Lankan hotel company, as my example. In the process, I look at currency choice, beta estimation and equity risk premiums as inputs.

Spreadsheet: http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/

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