cost of equity

cost of equity The rate of return that a company’s shareholders expect for holding stock in that company, used as part of the calculation of the total cost of capital for a firm. It represents the opportunity cost to investors of holding shares. The cost can be calculated by a formula dividing dividends per share by current market value, and adding the dividend growth rate.

• standard operating profit
• standard overhead cost
• standard performance
• standard production cost
• standard purchase price
• standard rate
• standard selling price
• standard time
• standard variable overhead cost
• standby agreement
• standby credit
• standing order
• standstill agreement
• start-up
• start-up costs
• state banks
• State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme
• statement of account
• statement of affairs
• Statement of Auditing Standards
• statement of cash flows
• statement of changes in equity
• statement of changes in financial position
• statement of comprehensive income
• Statement of Financial Accounting Standards