The WACC of Chieftek Precision Co Ltd (1597.TW) is 7.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% - 10.50% | 7.95% |
| Tax rate | 25.60% - 29.50% | 27.55% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 7.00% | 5.50% |
| WACC | 5.1% - 9.9% | 7.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.48 | 1 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% | 10.50% |
| Tax rate | 25.60% | 29.50% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.1% | 9.9% |
| Selected WACC | 7.5% | |
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 1597.TW:
cost_of_equity (7.95%) = risk_free_rate (2.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.48) + risk_adjustments (0.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.