293.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (293.HK) is 7.0%.

The Cost of Equity of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (293.HK) is 9.75%.

The Cost of Debt of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (293.HK) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	7.10% - 12.40%	9.75%
Tax rate	9.40% - 10.60%	10.00%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	5.5% - 8.5%	7.0%

WACC

293.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.71	1.22

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	7.10%	12.40%

Tax rate	9.40%	10.60%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.85	0.85
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	5.5%	8.5%


Selected WACC	7.0%

293.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 293.HK:

cost_of_equity (9.75%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.71) + 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.