The WACC of Ernest Borel Holdings Ltd (1856.HK) is 7.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.20% - 6.80% | 6.00% |
Tax rate | 2.00% - 4.90% | 3.45% |
Cost of debt | 7.00% - 12.10% | 9.55% |
WACC | 5.9% - 8.8% | 7.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.31 | 0.35 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Cost of equity | 5.20% | 6.80% |
Tax rate | 2.00% | 4.90% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.73 | 0.73 |
Cost of debt | 7.00% | 12.10% |
After-tax WACC | 5.9% | 8.8% |
Selected WACC | 7.4% | |
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 1856.HK:
cost_of_equity (6.00%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.31) + 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.