1997.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Ltd (1997.HK) is 6.6%.

The Cost of Equity of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Ltd (1997.HK) is 8.45%.

The Cost of Debt of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Ltd (1997.HK) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.80% - 10.10%	8.45%
Tax rate	19.00% - 22.40%	20.70%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	5.5% - 7.7%	6.6%

WACC

1997.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.66	0.9

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.80%	10.10%

Tax rate	19.00%	22.40%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.6	0.6
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	5.5%	7.7%


Selected WACC	6.6%

1997.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 1997.HK:

cost_of_equity (8.45%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.66) + 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.