Estee Lauder Companies' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fred Alger Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Brown Advisory Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Credit Agricole S A, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC and Montag & Caldwell LLC.
DEFINITION of 'Cost Of Capital'. The cost of funds used for financing a business. Cost of capital depends on the mode of financing used â it refers to the cost of equity if the business is financed solely through equity, or to the cost of debt if it is financed solely through debt.ince the cost of capital represents a hurdle rate that a company must overcome before it can generate value, it is extensively used in the capital budgeting process to determine whether the company should proceed with a project.
Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted.All sources of capital, including common stock, preferred stock, bonds and any other long-term debt, are included in a WACC calculation.A firmâs WACC increases as the beta and rate of return on equity increase, as an increase in WACC denotes a decrease in valuation and an increase in risk.To calculate WACC, multiply the cost of each capital component by its proportional weight and take the sum of the results.ACC is the average of the costs of these types of financing, each of which is weighted by its proportionate use in a given situation. By taking a weighted average in this way, we can determine how much interest a company owes for each dollar it finances.