Difference between revisions of "Expected rate of return"
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | ||
| − | :[[Expected rate of return]], ''r^<small>s</small>''. The rate of return expected on a stock given its current price and expected future cash flows. If the stock is in equilibrium, the required rate of return will equal the expected rate of return. | + | :[[Expected rate of return]], ''r^<small>s</small>''. The rate of return expected on a stock given its current price and expected future cash flows. If the stock is in [[equilibrium]], the required rate of return will equal the expected rate of return. |
According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | ||
| − | :[[Expected rate of return]], '' | + | :[[Expected rate of return]], ''r⁄s''. The rate of return expected to be realized from an investment; the weighted average of the probability distribution of possible results. |
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==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:14, 2 November 2019
Expected rate of return, r^s, is the rate of return expected on a stock given its current price and expected future cash flows. If the stock is in equilibrium, the required rate of return will equal the expected rate of return.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Expected rate of return, r^s. The rate of return expected on a stock given its current price and expected future cash flows. If the stock is in equilibrium, the required rate of return will equal the expected rate of return.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Expected rate of return, r⁄s. The rate of return expected to be realized from an investment; the weighted average of the probability distribution of possible results.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
