1Alpha
How much better or worse an investment has performed compared to its expectations based off risk
2Beta Coefficient
A measure of a stock volatility in relation to the overall market
3Capital Asset Pricing Model
Financial Model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected returns for assets
4Capital Structure Weights
Proportions of debt, equity, and other sources of financing that are used by a company to fund operations and investments
5Component Cost of Capital
Cost associated with each source of funding used by a company
6Component cost of debt
Cost a company incurs to raise funds through borrowing
7Cost of Equity
Return investors expect in exchange for its risk
8Cost of preferred stock
The amount a company pays out in dividens after a year
9Diversification
Process of risk management that involves spreading investments across different assets or types of investments
10Dividend Growth Model
Method used to value a stock by estimating its instrinsic value based on expected future dividends
11Divisional Cost of Capital
Cost of financing for a specefic division or segment within a company
12Efficient Market
A market in which all relevent information is quickly and fully reflected in asset prices
13Market Risk premium
Additional Return investors expect to receive for holding a risky asset
14Portfolio
Collection of financial assets
15Portfolio Expected Return
Anticipated rate of return that an investor expects from a portfolio of investments
16Portfolio Weight
How much weight or the proportion of an asset's value relative to the totality of the portfolio
17Pure Play Approach
Method used to estimate cost of capital or value a specefic business segment or project
18Security Market Line
Graph that shows relationship between expected returns and systematic risk
19Stand Alone Risk
Risk associated with individual assets or investments within a portfolio
20Unsystematic Risk
Risk specefic to an individual asset
21Systematic risk
Inherent risk that affects an entire market/portfolio
22Weighted Average cost of Capital
Average rate a firm pays to finance its assets