Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) indicates what should be the expected or required rate of return on risky assets like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. common stock.
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Rates of Return
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., monthly rates of return
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) | Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | Date | PriceRCL,t1 | DividendRCL,t1 | RRCL,t2 | PriceS&P 500,t | RS&P 500,t3 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | ||||||
| 1. | Feb 28, 2017 | |||||
| 2. | Mar 31, 2017 | |||||
| 3. | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 58. | Nov 30, 2021 | |||||
| 59. | Dec 31, 2021 | |||||
| Average (R): | ||||||
| Standard deviation: | ||||||
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) | Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | Date | PriceRCL,t1 | DividendRCL,t1 | RRCL,t2 | PriceS&P 500,t | RS&P 500,t3 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | ||||||
| 1. | Feb 28, 2017 | |||||
| 2. | Mar 31, 2017 | |||||
| 3. | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||
| 4. | May 31, 2017 | |||||
| 5. | Jun 30, 2017 | |||||
| 6. | Jul 31, 2017 | |||||
| 7. | Aug 31, 2017 | |||||
| 8. | Sep 30, 2017 | |||||
| 9. | Oct 31, 2017 | |||||
| 10. | Nov 30, 2017 | |||||
| 11. | Dec 31, 2017 | |||||
| 12. | Jan 31, 2018 | |||||
| 13. | Feb 28, 2018 | |||||
| 14. | Mar 31, 2018 | |||||
| 15. | Apr 30, 2018 | |||||
| 16. | May 31, 2018 | |||||
| 17. | Jun 30, 2018 | |||||
| 18. | Jul 31, 2018 | |||||
| 19. | Aug 31, 2018 | |||||
| 20. | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||
| 21. | Oct 31, 2018 | |||||
| 22. | Nov 30, 2018 | |||||
| 23. | Dec 31, 2018 | |||||
| 24. | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||
| 25. | Feb 28, 2019 | |||||
| 26. | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||
| 27. | Apr 30, 2019 | |||||
| 28. | May 31, 2019 | |||||
| 29. | Jun 30, 2019 | |||||
| 30. | Jul 31, 2019 | |||||
| 31. | Aug 31, 2019 | |||||
| 32. | Sep 30, 2019 | |||||
| 33. | Oct 31, 2019 | |||||
| 34. | Nov 30, 2019 | |||||
| 35. | Dec 31, 2019 | |||||
| 36. | Jan 31, 2020 | |||||
| 37. | Feb 29, 2020 | |||||
| 38. | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||
| 39. | Apr 30, 2020 | |||||
| 40. | May 31, 2020 | |||||
| 41. | Jun 30, 2020 | |||||
| 42. | Jul 31, 2020 | |||||
| 43. | Aug 31, 2020 | |||||
| 44. | Sep 30, 2020 | |||||
| 45. | Oct 31, 2020 | |||||
| 46. | Nov 30, 2020 | |||||
| 47. | Dec 31, 2020 | |||||
| 48. | Jan 31, 2021 | |||||
| 49. | Feb 28, 2021 | |||||
| 50. | Mar 31, 2021 | |||||
| 51. | Apr 30, 2021 | |||||
| 52. | May 31, 2021 | |||||
| 53. | Jun 30, 2021 | |||||
| 54. | Jul 31, 2021 | |||||
| 55. | Aug 31, 2021 | |||||
| 56. | Sep 30, 2021 | |||||
| 57. | Oct 31, 2021 | |||||
| 58. | Nov 30, 2021 | |||||
| 59. | Dec 31, 2021 | |||||
| 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 RCL during period t
3 Rate of return on S&P 500 (the market portfolio proxy) during period t
Variance and Covariance
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., calculation of variance and covariance of returns
| t | Date | RRCL,t | RS&P 500,t | (RRCL,t–RRCL)2 | (RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 | (RRCL,t–RRCL)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Feb 28, 2017 | |||||
| 2. | Mar 31, 2017 | |||||
| 3. | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 58. | Nov 30, 2021 | |||||
| 59. | Dec 31, 2021 | |||||
| Total (Σ): | ||||||
| t | Date | RRCL,t | RS&P 500,t | (RRCL,t–RRCL)2 | (RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 | (RRCL,t–RRCL)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Feb 28, 2017 | |||||
| 2. | Mar 31, 2017 | |||||
| 3. | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||
| 4. | May 31, 2017 | |||||
| 5. | Jun 30, 2017 | |||||
| 6. | Jul 31, 2017 | |||||
| 7. | Aug 31, 2017 | |||||
| 8. | Sep 30, 2017 | |||||
| 9. | Oct 31, 2017 | |||||
| 10. | Nov 30, 2017 | |||||
| 11. | Dec 31, 2017 | |||||
| 12. | Jan 31, 2018 | |||||
| 13. | Feb 28, 2018 | |||||
| 14. | Mar 31, 2018 | |||||
| 15. | Apr 30, 2018 | |||||
| 16. | May 31, 2018 | |||||
| 17. | Jun 30, 2018 | |||||
| 18. | Jul 31, 2018 | |||||
| 19. | Aug 31, 2018 | |||||
| 20. | Sep 30, 2018 | |||||
| 21. | Oct 31, 2018 | |||||
| 22. | Nov 30, 2018 | |||||
| 23. | Dec 31, 2018 | |||||
| 24. | Jan 31, 2019 | |||||
| 25. | Feb 28, 2019 | |||||
| 26. | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||
| 27. | Apr 30, 2019 | |||||
| 28. | May 31, 2019 | |||||
| 29. | Jun 30, 2019 | |||||
| 30. | Jul 31, 2019 | |||||
| 31. | Aug 31, 2019 | |||||
| 32. | Sep 30, 2019 | |||||
| 33. | Oct 31, 2019 | |||||
| 34. | Nov 30, 2019 | |||||
| 35. | Dec 31, 2019 | |||||
| 36. | Jan 31, 2020 | |||||
| 37. | Feb 29, 2020 | |||||
| 38. | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||
| 39. | Apr 30, 2020 | |||||
| 40. | May 31, 2020 | |||||
| 41. | Jun 30, 2020 | |||||
| 42. | Jul 31, 2020 | |||||
| 43. | Aug 31, 2020 | |||||
| 44. | Sep 30, 2020 | |||||
| 45. | Oct 31, 2020 | |||||
| 46. | Nov 30, 2020 | |||||
| 47. | Dec 31, 2020 | |||||
| 48. | Jan 31, 2021 | |||||
| 49. | Feb 28, 2021 | |||||
| 50. | Mar 31, 2021 | |||||
| 51. | Apr 30, 2021 | |||||
| 52. | May 31, 2021 | |||||
| 53. | Jun 30, 2021 | |||||
| 54. | Jul 31, 2021 | |||||
| 55. | Aug 31, 2021 | |||||
| 56. | Sep 30, 2021 | |||||
| 57. | Oct 31, 2021 | |||||
| 58. | Nov 30, 2021 | |||||
| 59. | Dec 31, 2021 | |||||
| Total (Σ): | ||||||
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VarianceRCL = Σ(RRCL,t–RRCL)2 ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=
VarianceS&P 500 = Σ(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500)2 ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=
CovarianceRCL, S&P 500 = Σ(RRCL,t–RRCL)×(RS&P 500,t–RS&P 500) ÷ (59 – 1)
= ÷ (59 – 1)
=
Systematic Risk (β) Estimation
| VarianceRCL | |
| VarianceS&P 500 | |
| CovarianceRCL, S&P 500 | |
| Correlation coefficientRCL, S&P 5001 | |
| βRCL2 | |
| αRCL3 |
Calculations
1 Correlation coefficientRCL, S&P 500
= CovarianceRCL, S&P 500 ÷ (Standard deviationRCL × Standard deviationS&P 500)
= ÷ ( × )
=
2 βRCL
= CovarianceRCL, S&P 500 ÷ VarianceS&P 500
= ÷
=
3 αRCL
= AverageRCL – βRCL × AverageS&P 500
= – ×
=
Expected Rate of Return
| Assumptions | ||
| Rate of return on LT Treasury Composite1 | RF | |
| Expected rate of return on market portfolio2 | E(RM) | |
| Systematic risk (β) of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. common stock | βRCL | |
| Expected rate of return on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. common stock3 | E(RRCL) | |
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).
3 E(RRCL) = RF + βRCL [E(RM) – RF]
= + [ – ]
=