8319.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Expert Systems Holdings Ltd (8319.HK) is 7.2%.

The Cost of Equity of Expert Systems Holdings Ltd (8319.HK) is 10.65%.

The Cost of Debt of Expert Systems Holdings Ltd (8319.HK) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	7.40% - 13.90%	10.65%
Tax rate	21.20% - 23.50%	22.35%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	5.4% - 9.0%	7.2%

WACC

8319.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.76	1.43

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	7.40%	13.90%

Tax rate	21.20%	23.50%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.88	0.88
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	5.4%	9.0%


Selected WACC	7.2%

8319.HK's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 8319.HK:

cost_of_equity (10.65%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.76) + 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.