The WACC of Alpha Bank SA (ALPHA.AT) is 10.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 14.80% - 20.20% | 17.50% |
Tax rate | 19.70% - 28.20% | 23.95% |
Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
WACC | 9.0% - 11.2% | 10.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.8% | 9.8% |
Adjusted beta | 1.31 | 1.62 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 14.80% | 20.20% |
Tax rate | 19.70% | 28.20% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1.16 | 1.16 |
Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
After-tax WACC | 9.0% | 11.2% |
Selected WACC | 10.1% | |
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 ALPHA.AT:
cost_of_equity (17.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (9.30%) * adjusted_beta (1.31) + 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.