Bb.25. Sinaloa Appliance, Incorporated, a private firm that manufactures home appliances, has hired you to estimate thecompany's beta. You have obtained the following equity betas for publicly traded firms that also manufacture homeappliances.FirmiRobotMiddleby'sNational PrestoNewell BrandsWhirlpoolBetaAsset beta0.971.920.171.121.82($ millions)Debt$0771011,9584,535Market Valueof Equity$ 3,3907,57088227,07014,470a. Estimate an asset beta for Sinaloa Appliance.Note: Round intermediate calculations and final answer to 3 decimal places.

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Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

8th Edition

ISBN:9781285190907

Author:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw

Chapter11: Risk-adjusted Expected Rates Of Return And The Dividends Valuation Approach

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