The WACC of Asetek A/S (ASTK.OL) is 6.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% - 9.60% | 8.55% |
| Tax rate | 16.50% - 25.30% | 20.90% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 6.2% - 7.2% | 6.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.85 | 0.88 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% | 9.60% |
| Tax rate | 16.50% | 25.30% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| Selected WACC | 6.7% | |
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 ASTK.OL:
cost_of_equity (8.55%) = risk_free_rate (3.75%) + equity_risk_premium (5.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.85) + 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.