Keywords

discount rates, distressed industries, capital costs

Abstract

This study addresses the procedure for determining discount rates for properties in industries under stress. A simple example with fixed and variable costs, which could represent a company in any of these industries, is used to demonstrate the difficulties of using standard approaches for estimating cost of capital.

Original Publication Citation

H.B. Heaton. "Determining Discount Rates for Valuing Properties in Distressed Industries," Journal of Property Tax Assessment and Administration, Volume 3, #2 (Fall 26), pp53-6.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2006-01-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2703

Publisher

University of Ulster

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Finance

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Finance Commons

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