ACD.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Accord Financial Corp (ACD.TO) is 6.6%.

The Cost of Equity of Accord Financial Corp (ACD.TO) is 11.15%.

The Cost of Debt of Accord Financial Corp (ACD.TO) is 10.20%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	7.00% - 15.30%	11.15%
Tax rate	31.80% - 40.00%	35.90%
Cost of debt	5.50% - 14.90%	10.20%
WACC	3.9% - 9.4%	6.6%

WACC

ACD.TO WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.2%	3.7%
Equity market risk premium	5.1%	6.1%
Adjusted beta	0.76	1.83

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	7.00%	15.30%

Tax rate	31.80%	40.00%
Debt/Equity ratio	15.36	15.36
Cost of debt	5.50%	14.90%

After-tax WACC	3.9%	9.4%


Selected WACC	6.6%

ACD.TO'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 ACD.TO:

cost_of_equity (11.15%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * 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.