1598.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of China 21st Century Education Group Ltd (1598.HK) is 11.2%.

The Cost of Equity of China 21st Century Education Group Ltd (1598.HK) is 26.60%.

The Cost of Debt of China 21st Century Education Group Ltd (1598.HK) is 9.40%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	12.20% - 41.00%	26.60%
Tax rate	1.50% - 1.90%	1.70%
Cost of debt	7.40% - 11.40%	9.40%
WACC	7.9% - 14.5%	11.2%

WACC

1598.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	1.57	5.31

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	12.20%	41.00%

Tax rate	1.50%	1.90%
Debt/Equity ratio	7.94	7.94
Cost of debt	7.40%	11.40%

After-tax WACC	7.9%	14.5%


Selected WACC	11.2%

1598.HK's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 1598.HK:

cost_of_equity (26.60%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (1.57) + 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.