The WACC of Atomera Inc (ATOM) is 9.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.7% - 11.2% | 9.95% |
Tax rate | 26.2% - 27.0% | 26.6% |
Cost of debt | 7.0% - 7.0% | 7% |
WACC | 8.6% - 11.2% | 9.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 1.04 | 1.14 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.7% | 11.2% |
Tax rate | 26.2% | 27.0% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Cost of debt | 7.0% | 7.0% |
After-tax WACC | 8.6% | 11.2% |
Selected WACC | 9.9% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
ATOM | Atomera Inc | 0.01 | 1.68 | 1.66 |
ACMR | ACM Research Inc | 0.13 | 1.17 | 1.07 |
ASYS | Amtech Systems Inc | 0.01 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
AXTI | AXT Inc | 0.93 | 1.75 | 1.04 |
CVV | CVD Equipment Corp | 0.01 | 1.12 | 1.11 |
HYSR | Sunhydrogen Inc | 0 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
INTT | inTest Corp | 0.2 | 1.59 | 1.39 |
PLAB | Photronics Inc | 0.01 | 1.54 | 1.52 |
TRT | Trio-Tech International | 0.04 | 0.85 | 0.82 |
VECO | Veeco Instruments Inc | 0.25 | 1.57 | 1.33 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 1.06 | 1.2 |
Relevered beta | 1.06 | 1.21 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 1.04 | 1.14 |
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 Atomera:
cost_of_equity (9.95%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.04) + 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.