ADEX WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The WACC of Adit EdTech Acquisition Cor (ADEX) is 7.1%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.2% - 8.2% | 7.2% |
| Tax rate | 5.7% - 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
| WACC | 6.2% - 8.1% | 7.1% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.44 | 0.54 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| Tax rate | 5.7% | 8.5% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.2% | 8.1% |
| Selected WACC | 7.1% | |
| Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
| Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
| ADEX | Adit EdTech Acquisition Cor | 0.03 | -0.55 | -0.53 |
| Low | High | |
| Unlevered beta | -0.53 | -0.53 |
| Relevered beta | 0.16 | 0.31 |
| Adjusted relevered beta | 0.44 | 0.54 |
ADEX'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 ADEX:
cost_of_equity (7.20%) = risk_free_rate (4.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.44) + 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.