The WACC of Best Efforts Bank PAO (ALBK.ME) is 13.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 12.40% - 16.40% | 14.40% |
| Tax rate | 21.40% - 22.40% | 21.90% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 11.8% - 15.6% | 13.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.9% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.5 | 0.82 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 12.40% | 16.40% |
| Tax rate | 21.40% | 22.40% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 11.8% | 15.6% |
| Selected WACC | 13.7% | |
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 ALBK.ME:
cost_of_equity (14.40%) = risk_free_rate (9.15%) + equity_risk_premium (7.40%) * adjusted_beta (0.5) + 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.