980.HK WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Ltd (980.HK) is 6.1%.

The Cost of Equity of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Ltd (980.HK) is 19.90%.

The Cost of Debt of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Ltd (980.HK) is 5.60%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	16.30% - 23.50%	19.90%
Tax rate	22.10% - 22.30%	22.20%
Cost of debt	4.20% - 7.00%	5.60%
WACC	4.7% - 7.4%	6.1%

WACC

980.HK WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.9%	3.4%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	2.24	2.81

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	16.30%	23.50%

Tax rate	22.10%	22.30%
Debt/Equity ratio	7.99	7.99
Cost of debt	4.20%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	4.7%	7.4%


Selected WACC	6.1%

980.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 980.HK:

cost_of_equity (19.90%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (2.24) + 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.