The WACC of Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd (2801.TW) is 5.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 4.7% - 6.6% | 5.65% |
Tax rate | 15.7% - 17.0% | 16.35% |
Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
WACC | 4.6% - 6.2% | 5.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.0% | 2.5% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.44 | 0.52 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 4.7% | 6.6% |
Tax rate | 15.7% | 17.0% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
After-tax WACC | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Selected WACC | 5.4% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
2801.TW | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
2834.TW | Taiwan Business Bank Ltd | 0.4 | 0.47 | 0.35 |
2880.TW | Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co Ltd | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.25 |
2887.TW | Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd | 0.86 | -0.01 | -0.01 |
2890.TW | Sinopac Financial Holdings Co Ltd | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.34 |
2891.TW | CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
2892.TW | First Financial Holding Co Ltd | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.25 |
2897.TW | O-Bank Co Ltd | 8 | 0.47 | 0.06 |
5876.TW | Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
5880.TW | Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co Ltd | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.14 | 0.23 |
Relevered beta | 0.16 | 0.28 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.44 | 0.52 |
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 2801.TW:
cost_of_equity (5.65%) = risk_free_rate (2.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.44) + 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.