The WACC of Cogra Quarante Huit SA (ALCOG.PA) is 7.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.30% - 9.20% | 7.75% |
| Tax rate | 21.00% - 29.00% | 25.00% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 6.0% - 8.5% | 7.3% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.89 | 1.04 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.30% | 9.20% |
| Tax rate | 21.00% | 29.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.0% | 8.5% |
| Selected WACC | 7.3% | |
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 ALCOG.PA:
cost_of_equity (7.75%) = risk_free_rate (1.95%) + equity_risk_premium (5.70%) * adjusted_beta (0.89) + 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.