The WACC of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (ATS.VI) is 6.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.30% - 7.30% | 6.30% |
| Tax rate | 22.70% - 36.80% | 29.75% |
| Cost of debt | 4.20% - 19.80% | 12.00% |
| WACC | 4.7% - 8.7% | 6.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.44 | 0.52 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 5.30% | 7.30% |
| Tax rate | 22.70% | 36.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Cost of debt | 4.20% | 19.80% |
| After-tax WACC | 4.7% | 8.7% |
| 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 ATS.VI:
cost_of_equity (6.30%) = risk_free_rate (3.05%) + equity_risk_premium (6.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.44) + 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.