1978.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of LH Group Ltd (1978.HK) is 5.6%.

The Cost of Equity of LH Group Ltd (1978.HK) is 6.65%.

The Cost of Debt of LH Group Ltd (1978.HK) is 5.00%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	5.40% - 7.90%	6.65%
Tax rate	10.80% - 13.90%	12.35%
Cost of debt	5.00% - 5.00%	5.00%
WACC	5.0% - 6.3%	5.6%

WACC

1978.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.43	0.57

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	5.40%	7.90%

Tax rate	10.80%	13.90%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.8	0.8
Cost of debt	5.00%	5.00%

After-tax WACC	5.0%	6.3%


Selected WACC	5.6%

1978.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 1978.HK:

cost_of_equity (6.65%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.43) + 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.