On Friday, August 28, 2008 BVR welcomed Peter Butler and Keith Pinkerton, creators of the Butler Pinkerton Calculator (BPC) for a special one-hour free webinar. Featuring the latest and best techniques for using what has become the preeminent tool to objectively quantify company-specific risk premiums (CSRPs) and total costs of equity (TCOEs) for guideline publicly-traded companies, this presentation is the perfect chance to see the BPC in action with its creators.

• Benefits of the Butler Pinkerton Calculator (BPC)
• Underlying theory of the BPC
• A guided tour of the BPC
  • Background information and other resources
  • Inputs:
    • Risk-free rate, Equity risk premiums, and the Effective date
    • Other search tools available through the calculator
    • Choosing the best market
  • Outputs:
    • Betas, Costs of equity, and additional data
  • Summary stats
  • Expanded comparable company coverage
• Examples of how to best use the BPC
• Other uses of the BPC