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Daily Brief ESG: Will Rising Capital Cost Lead to Fundamental Solution Beyond Simply Increasing Shareholder Returns? and more

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  • Will Rising Capital Cost Lead to Fundamental Solution Beyond Simply Increasing Shareholder Returns?


Will Rising Capital Cost Lead to Fundamental Solution Beyond Simply Increasing Shareholder Returns?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • In survey conducted by Life Insurance Association of Japan on “Is ROE Exceeding the Cost of Capital?,” the discrepancy in perceptions between companies and investors has drawn attention every year.
  • With the rise in the cost of capital, there is a risk that ROE could fall below the break-even point—even based on a company’s own calculated “cost of capital.”
  • The key to achieving “ROE significantly exceeds the cost of capital” is to implement fundamental measures to boost earnings; however, many companies will focus solely on enhancing shareholder returns.

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