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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

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Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) indicates what should be the expected or required rate of return on risky assets like Amazon.com Inc. common stock.

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Rates of Return

Amazon.com Inc., monthly rates of return

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Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500)
t Date PriceAMZN,t1 DividendAMZN,t1 RAMZN,t2 PriceS&P 500,t RS&P 500,t3
Jan 31, 2019
1. Feb 28, 2019
2. Mar 31, 2019
3. Apr 30, 2019
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
58. Nov 30, 2023
59. Dec 31, 2023
Average (R):
Standard deviation:
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500)
t Date PriceAMZN,t1 DividendAMZN,t1 RAMZN,t2 PriceS&P 500,t RS&P 500,t3
Jan 31, 2019
1. Feb 28, 2019
2. Mar 31, 2019
3. Apr 30, 2019
4. May 31, 2019
5. Jun 30, 2019
6. Jul 31, 2019
7. Aug 31, 2019
8. Sep 30, 2019
9. Oct 31, 2019
10. Nov 30, 2019
11. Dec 31, 2019
12. Jan 31, 2020
13. Feb 29, 2020
14. Mar 31, 2020
15. Apr 30, 2020
16. May 31, 2020
17. Jun 30, 2020
18. Jul 31, 2020
19. Aug 31, 2020
20. Sep 30, 2020
21. Oct 31, 2020
22. Nov 30, 2020
23. Dec 31, 2020
24. Jan 31, 2021
25. Feb 28, 2021
26. Mar 31, 2021
27. Apr 30, 2021
28. May 31, 2021
29. Jun 30, 2021
30. Jul 31, 2021
31. Aug 31, 2021
32. Sep 30, 2021
33. Oct 31, 2021
34. Nov 30, 2021
35. Dec 31, 2021
36. Jan 31, 2022
37. Feb 28, 2022
38. Mar 31, 2022
39. Apr 30, 2022
40. May 31, 2022
41. Jun 30, 2022
42. Jul 31, 2022
43. Aug 31, 2022
44. Sep 30, 2022
45. Oct 31, 2022
46. Nov 30, 2022
47. Dec 31, 2022
48. Jan 31, 2023
49. Feb 28, 2023
50. Mar 31, 2023
51. Apr 30, 2023
52. May 31, 2023
53. Jun 30, 2023
54. Jul 31, 2023
55. Aug 31, 2023
56. Sep 30, 2023
57. Oct 31, 2023
58. Nov 30, 2023
59. Dec 31, 2023
Average (R):
Standard deviation:

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1 Data in US$ per share of common stock, adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

2 Rate of return on common stock of AMZN during period t

3 Rate of return on S&P 500 (the market portfolio proxy) during period t


Variance and Covariance

Amazon.com Inc., calculation of variance and covariance of returns

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t Date RAMZN,t RS&P 500,t (RAMZN,tRAMZN)2 (RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)2 (RAMZN,tRAMZN)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)
1. Feb 28, 2019
2. Mar 31, 2019
3. Apr 30, 2019
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
58. Nov 30, 2023
59. Dec 31, 2023
Total (Σ):
t Date RAMZN,t RS&P 500,t (RAMZN,tRAMZN)2 (RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)2 (RAMZN,tRAMZN)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)
1. Feb 28, 2019
2. Mar 31, 2019
3. Apr 30, 2019
4. May 31, 2019
5. Jun 30, 2019
6. Jul 31, 2019
7. Aug 31, 2019
8. Sep 30, 2019
9. Oct 31, 2019
10. Nov 30, 2019
11. Dec 31, 2019
12. Jan 31, 2020
13. Feb 29, 2020
14. Mar 31, 2020
15. Apr 30, 2020
16. May 31, 2020
17. Jun 30, 2020
18. Jul 31, 2020
19. Aug 31, 2020
20. Sep 30, 2020
21. Oct 31, 2020
22. Nov 30, 2020
23. Dec 31, 2020
24. Jan 31, 2021
25. Feb 28, 2021
26. Mar 31, 2021
27. Apr 30, 2021
28. May 31, 2021
29. Jun 30, 2021
30. Jul 31, 2021
31. Aug 31, 2021
32. Sep 30, 2021
33. Oct 31, 2021
34. Nov 30, 2021
35. Dec 31, 2021
36. Jan 31, 2022
37. Feb 28, 2022
38. Mar 31, 2022
39. Apr 30, 2022
40. May 31, 2022
41. Jun 30, 2022
42. Jul 31, 2022
43. Aug 31, 2022
44. Sep 30, 2022
45. Oct 31, 2022
46. Nov 30, 2022
47. Dec 31, 2022
48. Jan 31, 2023
49. Feb 28, 2023
50. Mar 31, 2023
51. Apr 30, 2023
52. May 31, 2023
53. Jun 30, 2023
54. Jul 31, 2023
55. Aug 31, 2023
56. Sep 30, 2023
57. Oct 31, 2023
58. Nov 30, 2023
59. Dec 31, 2023
Total (Σ):

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VarianceAMZN = Σ(RAMZN,tRAMZN)2 ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=

VarianceS&P 500 = Σ(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)2 ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=

CovarianceAMZN, S&P 500 = Σ(RAMZN,tRAMZN)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500) ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=


Systematic Risk (β) Estimation

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VarianceAMZN
VarianceS&P 500
CovarianceAMZN, S&P 500
Correlation coefficientAMZN, S&P 5001
βAMZN2
αAMZN3

Calculations

1 Correlation coefficientAMZN, S&P 500
= CovarianceAMZN, S&P 500 ÷ (Standard deviationAMZN × Standard deviationS&P 500)
= ÷ ( × )
=

2 βAMZN
= CovarianceAMZN, S&P 500 ÷ VarianceS&P 500
= ÷
=

3 αAMZN
= AverageAMZN – βAMZN × AverageS&P 500
= ×
=


Expected Rate of Return

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Assumptions
Rate of return on LT Treasury Composite1 RF
Expected rate of return on market portfolio2 E(RM)
Systematic risk (β) of Amazon.com Inc. common stock βAMZN
 
Expected rate of return on Amazon.com Inc. common stock3 E(RAMZN)

1 Unweighted average of bid yields on all outstanding fixed-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds neither due or callable in less than 10 years (risk-free rate of return proxy).

2 See details »

3 E(RAMZN) = RF + βAMZN [E(RM) – RF]
= + []
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