Stock Analysis on Net

Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI)

$22.49

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 3, 2017.

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 Reynolds American Inc. common stock.


Rates of Return

Reynolds American Inc., monthly rates of return

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Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500)
t Date PriceRAI,t1 DividendRAI,t1 RRAI,t2 PriceS&P 500,t RS&P 500,t3
Jan 31, 2012
1. Feb 29, 2012
2. Mar 31, 2012
3. Apr 30, 2012
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
58. Nov 30, 2016
59. Dec 31, 2016
Average (R):
Standard deviation:
Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500)
t Date PriceRAI,t1 DividendRAI,t1 RRAI,t2 PriceS&P 500,t RS&P 500,t3
Jan 31, 2012
1. Feb 29, 2012
2. Mar 31, 2012
3. Apr 30, 2012
4. May 31, 2012
5. Jun 30, 2012
6. Jul 31, 2012
7. Aug 31, 2012
8. Sep 30, 2012
9. Oct 31, 2012
10. Nov 30, 2012
11. Dec 31, 2012
12. Jan 31, 2013
13. Feb 28, 2013
14. Mar 31, 2013
15. Apr 30, 2013
16. May 31, 2013
17. Jun 30, 2013
18. Jul 31, 2013
19. Aug 31, 2013
20. Sep 30, 2013
21. Oct 31, 2013
22. Nov 30, 2013
23. Dec 31, 2013
24. Jan 31, 2014
25. Feb 28, 2014
26. Mar 31, 2014
27. Apr 30, 2014
28. May 31, 2014
29. Jun 30, 2014
30. Jul 31, 2014
31. Aug 31, 2014
32. Sep 30, 2014
33. Oct 31, 2014
34. Nov 30, 2014
35. Dec 31, 2014
36. Jan 31, 2015
37. Feb 28, 2015
38. Mar 31, 2015
39. Apr 30, 2015
40. May 31, 2015
41. Jun 30, 2015
42. Jul 31, 2015
43. Aug 31, 2015
44. Sep 30, 2015
45. Oct 31, 2015
46. Nov 30, 2015
47. Dec 31, 2015
48. Jan 31, 2016
49. Feb 29, 2016
50. Mar 31, 2016
51. Apr 30, 2016
52. May 31, 2016
53. Jun 30, 2016
54. Jul 31, 2016
55. Aug 31, 2016
56. Sep 30, 2016
57. Oct 31, 2016
58. Nov 30, 2016
59. Dec 31, 2016
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 RAI during period t

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


Variance and Covariance

Reynolds American Inc., calculation of variance and covariance of returns

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t Date RRAI,t RS&P 500,t (RRAI,tRRAI)2 (RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)2 (RRAI,tRRAI)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)
1. Feb 29, 2012
2. Mar 31, 2012
3. Apr 30, 2012
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . .
58. Nov 30, 2016
59. Dec 31, 2016
Total (Σ):
t Date RRAI,t RS&P 500,t (RRAI,tRRAI)2 (RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)2 (RRAI,tRRAI)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500)
1. Feb 29, 2012
2. Mar 31, 2012
3. Apr 30, 2012
4. May 31, 2012
5. Jun 30, 2012
6. Jul 31, 2012
7. Aug 31, 2012
8. Sep 30, 2012
9. Oct 31, 2012
10. Nov 30, 2012
11. Dec 31, 2012
12. Jan 31, 2013
13. Feb 28, 2013
14. Mar 31, 2013
15. Apr 30, 2013
16. May 31, 2013
17. Jun 30, 2013
18. Jul 31, 2013
19. Aug 31, 2013
20. Sep 30, 2013
21. Oct 31, 2013
22. Nov 30, 2013
23. Dec 31, 2013
24. Jan 31, 2014
25. Feb 28, 2014
26. Mar 31, 2014
27. Apr 30, 2014
28. May 31, 2014
29. Jun 30, 2014
30. Jul 31, 2014
31. Aug 31, 2014
32. Sep 30, 2014
33. Oct 31, 2014
34. Nov 30, 2014
35. Dec 31, 2014
36. Jan 31, 2015
37. Feb 28, 2015
38. Mar 31, 2015
39. Apr 30, 2015
40. May 31, 2015
41. Jun 30, 2015
42. Jul 31, 2015
43. Aug 31, 2015
44. Sep 30, 2015
45. Oct 31, 2015
46. Nov 30, 2015
47. Dec 31, 2015
48. Jan 31, 2016
49. Feb 29, 2016
50. Mar 31, 2016
51. Apr 30, 2016
52. May 31, 2016
53. Jun 30, 2016
54. Jul 31, 2016
55. Aug 31, 2016
56. Sep 30, 2016
57. Oct 31, 2016
58. Nov 30, 2016
59. Dec 31, 2016
Total (Σ):

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VarianceRAI = Σ(RRAI,tRRAI)2 ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=

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

CovarianceRAI, S&P 500 = Σ(RRAI,tRRAI)×(RS&P 500,tRS&P 500) ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=


Systematic Risk (β) Estimation

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VarianceRAI
VarianceS&P 500
CovarianceRAI, S&P 500
Correlation coefficientRAI, S&P 5001
βRAI2
αRAI3

Calculations

1 Correlation coefficientRAI, S&P 500
= CovarianceRAI, S&P 500 ÷ (Standard deviationRAI × Standard deviationS&P 500)
= ÷ ( × )
=

2 βRAI
= CovarianceRAI, S&P 500 ÷ VarianceS&P 500
= ÷
=

3 αRAI
= AverageRAI – βRAI × 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 Reynolds American Inc. common stock βRAI
 
Expected rate of return on Reynolds American Inc. common stock3 E(RRAI)

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(RRAI) = RF + βRAI [E(RM) – RF]
= + []
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