The Implied Cost of Capital: Placing Under the Microscope

37 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2017

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Khoa T.A. Hoang

University of Queensland - Business School

Robert W. Faff

University of Queensland; Bond University

Date Written: February 6, 2017

Abstract

We conduct a simulation study based on a dynamic pricing framework that embeds time varying cash flows and discount rates, to study two types of measurement errors in the implied cost of capital methodology. First, the constant term structure assumption significantly reduces the variation in the implied cost of capital relative to that of the true expected return, which in turn leads to biases in coefficient estimates in regressions involving the implied cost of capital. Second, the widely acknowledged biases in analyst cash flow forecasts and the failure to capture the dynamics of the true cash flows expectations induce spurious regressions. Our simulation evidence questions the construct validity of the implied cost of capital.

Keywords: Implied cost of capital, measurement error, analyst forecast, discount rate, simulation

JEL Classification: G10, G11, G12, G14, M14

Suggested Citation

Hoang, Khoa T.A. and Faff, Robert W., The Implied Cost of Capital: Placing Under the Microscope (February 6, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2914766 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2914766

Khoa T.A. Hoang (Contact Author)

University of Queensland - Business School ( email )

Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

Robert W. Faff

University of Queensland ( email )

St Lucia
Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

Bond University ( email )

Gold Coast, QLD 4229
Australia

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