The WACC of Kangda International Environmental Company Ltd (6136.HK) is 6.5%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 20.00% - 43.00% | 31.50% |
Tax rate | 26.20% - 31.00% | 28.60% |
Cost of debt | 5.50% - 8.10% | 6.80% |
WACC | 5.1% - 7.9% | 6.5% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 2.86 | 5.6 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 20.00% | 43.00% |
Tax rate | 26.20% | 31.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 14.94 | 14.94 |
Cost of debt | 5.50% | 8.10% |
After-tax WACC | 5.1% | 7.9% |
Selected WACC | 6.5% | |
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 6136.HK:
cost_of_equity (31.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (2.86) + 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.