The WACC of Great Water Holdings Ltd (8196.HK) is 13.6%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 9.60% - 12.20% | 10.90% |
Tax rate | 3.20% - 4.20% | 3.70% |
Cost of debt | 7.00% - 29.60% | 18.30% |
WACC | 8.4% - 18.9% | 13.6% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 1.12 | 1.2 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 9.60% | 12.20% |
Tax rate | 3.20% | 4.20% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Cost of debt | 7.00% | 29.60% |
After-tax WACC | 8.4% | 18.9% |
Selected WACC | 13.6% | |
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 8196.HK:
cost_of_equity (10.90%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (1.12) + 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.