The WACC of Century City International Holdings Ltd (355.HK) is 5.2%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 11.00% - 16.40% | 13.70% |
| Tax rate | 2.20% - 17.90% | 10.05% |
| Cost of debt | 4.60% - 7.00% | 5.80% |
| WACC | 4.6% - 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.36 | 1.79 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 11.00% | 16.40% |
| Tax rate | 2.20% | 17.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 94 | 94 |
| Cost of debt | 4.60% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 4.6% | 5.9% |
| Selected WACC | 5.2% | |
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 355.HK:
cost_of_equity (13.70%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (1.36) + 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.