Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Build-up Method, Risk-Premium Approach, and Bond-Yield Plus Risk Premium Method

Build-up Method, Risk-Premium Approach, and Bond-Yield Plus Risk Premium Method


Build-up
Method
Risk-Premium
Approach
Bond-Yield Plus
Risk Premium Method (*4)
Applicable for a closely held companies?Yes(*3)
Beta required?NoYes
A company's publicly traded debt required?Yes
values as estimatestypically historical (*2)

Bond-Yield Plus Risk Premium Method:
required return = ri= YTM(*1) of the company's long-term debt + Risk Premium

(*1) YTM: Yield To Maturity
(*2) that may not be relevant to current market conditions (weakness of the model)
(*3) where betas are not readily obtainable
(*4) The method simply adds a risk premium to the yield to maturity of the company's long-term debt.

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