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Valuation Lecture 6: Beta and Cost of Capital Tests | Finance Train

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Valuation Lecture 6: Beta and Cost of Capital Tests

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This video is a part of online course on Valuation by Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU. This lecture discusses:

Bottom up beta: The approach
The cost of debt
Debt ratios

The class is currently being taught by Prof. Aswath Damodaran at the NYU’s Stern Business School.