The WACC of Polaris Ltd (5BI.SI) is 6.6%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 4.70% - 8.70% | 6.70% |
| Tax rate | 5.40% - 14.60% | 10.00% |
| Cost of debt | 6.10% - 7.00% | 6.55% |
| WACC | 4.8% - 8.4% | 6.6% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.39 | 0.81 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 4.70% | 8.70% |
| Tax rate | 5.40% | 14.60% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Cost of debt | 6.10% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 4.8% | 8.4% |
| Selected WACC | 6.6% | |
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 5BI.SI:
cost_of_equity (6.70%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.39) + 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.