What is Your Corporate Cost of Capital

Overview

This is a great presentation for the beginner in business and also for accounting and finance professionals and investors to learn the different components of a company’s capital, how to calculate the cost of each of these components, the models used in these calculations and how to apply the weighted average cost of capital to investment decisions by the company. The presentation will also use a current public company, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and calculate its cost of capital. 

Why you should Attend

This is a great presentation for the beginner in business and also for accounting and finance professionals and investors to learn how to calculate a company’s cost of capital. A company’s cost of capital is important because it is the hurdle rate or minimum rate of return that a company must achieve on its investments, whether a new plant, business expansion or buying another company. It is also a critical rate for the company’s investors and the marketplace. 

This presentation will provide the process and tools for the student to begin to understand the various financial aspects of a company, the components of a company’s capital, how the cost of capital is calculated and how it is used in making financial investment decisions. This presentation will also increase the financial IQ of the students in financial analysis.