The WACC of Kingboard Holdings Ltd (148.HK) is 6.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 6.9% - 10.3% | 8.6% |
Tax rate | 21.4% - 24.3% | 22.85% |
Cost of debt | 4.0% - 4.5% | 4.25% |
WACC | 5.2% - 7.1% | 6.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.68 | 0.92 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 6.9% | 10.3% |
Tax rate | 21.4% | 24.3% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.88 | 0.88 |
Cost of debt | 4.0% | 4.5% |
After-tax WACC | 5.2% | 7.1% |
Selected WACC | 6.1% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
148.HK | Kingboard Holdings Ltd | 0.88 | 1.14 | 0.68 |
1639.HK | AKM Industrial Co Ltd | 0.1 | 0.46 | 0.42 |
1888.HK | Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd | 0.15 | 0.93 | 0.83 |
2078.HK | Panasialum Holdings Co Ltd | 1.7 | -0.37 | -0.16 |
259.HK | Yeebo (International Holdings) Ltd | 0.02 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
2788.HK | Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Ltd | 0.01 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
40.HK | Gold Peak Industries Holdings Ltd | 8.01 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
698.HK | Tongda Group Holdings Ltd | 1.38 | 1.46 | 0.71 |
732.HK | Truly International Holdings Ltd | 2.13 | 0.91 | 0.34 |
894.HK | Man Yue Technology Holdings Ltd | 5.83 | 0.19 | 0.03 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.31 | 0.53 |
Relevered beta | 0.52 | 0.88 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.68 | 0.92 |
The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.
This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.
Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for 148.HK:
cost_of_equity (8.60%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.68) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.