The WACC of Adthink SA (ALADM.PA) is 8.9%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.60% - 13.00% | 10.80% |
| Tax rate | 4.40% - 6.90% | 5.65% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 7.4% - 10.3% | 8.9% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.14 | 1.51 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.60% | 13.00% |
| Tax rate | 4.40% | 6.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.4% | 10.3% |
| Selected WACC | 8.9% | |
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 ALADM.PA:
cost_of_equity (10.80%) = risk_free_rate (2.85%) + equity_risk_premium (5.70%) * adjusted_beta (1.14) + 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.