The WACC of ABS Investment SA (AIN.WA) is 7.8%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 10.2% - 12.7% | 11.45% |
Tax rate | 14.9% - 17.2% | 16.05% |
Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
WACC | 7.2% - 8.4% | 7.8% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.74 | 0.85 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 10.2% | 12.7% |
Tax rate | 14.9% | 17.2% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1 | 1 |
Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
After-tax WACC | 7.2% | 8.4% |
Selected WACC | 7.8% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
AIN.WA | ABS Investment SA | 1.04 | -0.12 | -0.07 |
AMUN.PA | Amundi SA | 1.32 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
CNLCAP.AT | CNL Capital EKES AIFM | 0.88 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
GEQ.MI | Gequity SpA | 1.66 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
MAFL.L | Mineral & Financial Investments Ltd | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
MWT.WA | M.W. Trade SA | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
NEWN.SW | New Value AG | 0.19 | 1.15 | 1 |
SGF.DE | SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co KGaA | 0.15 | 0.68 | 0.6 |
SPK.WA | Spark VC Alternatywna Spolka Inwestycyjna SA | 0 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.25 | 0.37 |
Relevered beta | 0.61 | 0.78 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.74 | 0.85 |
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 AIN.WA:
cost_of_equity (11.45%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.74) + 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.