The WACC of Putian Communication Group Ltd (1720.HK) is 5.6%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.30% - 10.70% | 9.50% |
Tax rate | 20.90% - 22.40% | 21.65% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 6.50% | 5.25% |
WACC | 4.5% - 6.6% | 5.6% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.9 | 0.99 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.30% | 10.70% |
Tax rate | 20.90% | 22.40% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.72 | 2.72 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 6.50% |
After-tax WACC | 4.5% | 6.6% |
Selected WACC | 5.6% | |
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 1720.HK:
cost_of_equity (9.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.9) + 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.