Modelo para estimar el costo de uso de capital (wacc) para las empresas pymes del sector industria caucho y plástico de la ciudad de Bogotá

Abstract

This research was aimed at designing a model to estimate the "Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) ", through accounting betas, for small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs - (PYMES by its acronym in Spanish) of the rubber and plastics industry in Bogota, based on the adjusted Capital Asset Pricing Model - CAPM, for non-listed companies. The purpose of this work is to make a contribution for those SMEs that look for a model simpler and easier to understand, based on the WACC's theoretical assumptions. In the process, the research tried to understand and describe the different alternatives of financing, the financial impacts in the SMEs' financial structures by using models or measuring methods available to them, as these tools provide significant support to businesses' financial decisions making process.. The final results showed that it is possible to build models to support the businesses' financial management, based on the theoretical and practical approaches of the CAPM and the WACC. As it can be seen in the project's results, these can be successfully applied to different sectors of the economy.