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Using a weighted average cost of capital (WACC), you can figure out a company's cost of capital by weighting each category of capital in proportion. A WACC calculation takes into account all sources ...
The average cost is calculated by dividing the total cost of available goods by the total number of units available for purchase. This yields a weighted-average unit cost, which is then applied to the ...
Added 0.43 and $4.68 (equals $5.11) Summary: The weighted average price of his entire crop was $5.11 vs. the $5.20 futures price— hardly a difference when talking 10 percent of the crop.
Weighted average maturity (WAM) is a measure of the overall maturity of the mortgages pooled in a mortgage-backed security (MBS). 1 A longer WAM implies somewhat greater interest rate and credit ...
A narrow-based weighted average is an anti-dilution provision used to ensure that investors aren't penalized when companies issue new shares. It takes into account only the total number of ...
Fred D. Arditti, The Weighted Average Cost of Capital: Some Questions on its Definition, Interpretation, and Use, The Journal of Finance, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Sep., 1973 ...