The cost of equity and the cost of capital are key metrics in corporate finance that influence financial strategy and investment decisions. The cost of equity reflects the return shareholders expect, ...

Many REITs talk about Weighted Average Cost of Capital, or WACC. We look at three of them, from the Net Lease sector. While WACC is of some use empirically, it is Return On Equity that matters more.

The cost of capital is an aggregate measure and “not intended to measure the desirability of any individual capital investment project”; it “is one component used in evaluating the adequacy of a ...