8500.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Icon Culture Global Co Ltd (8500.HK) is 6.4%.

The Cost of Equity of Icon Culture Global Co Ltd (8500.HK) is 6.25%.

The Cost of Debt of Icon Culture Global Co Ltd (8500.HK) is 12.75%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	5.20% - 7.30%	6.25%
Tax rate	17.10% - 21.50%	19.30%
Cost of debt	7.00% - 18.50%	12.75%
WACC	5.3% - 7.5%	6.4%

WACC

8500.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.4	0.5

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	5.20%	7.30%

Tax rate	17.10%	21.50%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.03	0.03
Cost of debt	7.00%	18.50%

After-tax WACC	5.3%	7.5%


Selected WACC	6.4%

8500.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 8500.HK:

cost_of_equity (6.25%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.4) + 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.