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explanatory power of the estimated Beta. The highest Adjusted R-squared was found in the 24month of the one-year regression. This would tell investors that Schweitzer-Mauduit is more ofa short-term investment. The results of the best Adjusted R-squared for each horizon arebelow.Horizon Months MRP RF BetaBetaUpperBetaLower Adj. R2 KeKeUpperKeLower3 month 24 0.08 0.34 1.4863 2.3613 0.6112 0.3315 0.1529 0.2229 0.08281 year 24 0.08 0.34 1.4984 2.3646 0.6322 0.3404 0.1538 0.2231 0.08452 year 24 0.08 0.34 1.4986 2.3662 0.631 0.3396 0.1538 0.2233 0.08445 year 24 0.08 0.34 1.4969 2.3664 0.6275 0.3381 0.1537 0.2233 0.084210 year 24 0.08 0.34 1.4964 2.3664 0.6264 0.3376 0.1537 0.2233 0.0841The highest adjusted R-squared is 34.04% and has a beta of 1.49, which is not muchdifferent from the published beta from YAHOO! Finance of 1.46. A beta of 1.49 explains 34.04%of the overall risk of Schweitzer-Mauduit. The beta is put into the CAPM equation to determinethe cost of equity. The following equations show the cost of equity to be 12.32%. The upperand lower bounds are the 95% confidence intervals that show the cost of equity to be between5.44% and 19.28%Ke: 0.1232 = 0.004 + 1.49 (0.08)Ke lower: 0.0544 = 0.004 + 0.63 (0.08)Ke upper: 0.1928 = 0.004 + 2.36 (0.08)150

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