The WACC of Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd (590.HK) is 7.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.90% - 9.80% | 7.85% |
Tax rate | 17.70% - 18.30% | 18.00% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
WACC | 5.5% - 8.8% | 7.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.51 | 0.85 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 5.90% | 9.80% |
Tax rate | 17.70% | 18.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
After-tax WACC | 5.5% | 8.8% |
Selected WACC | 7.1% | |
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 590.HK:
cost_of_equity (7.85%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.51) + 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.