The WACC of Beam Communications Holdings Ltd (BCC.AX) is 7.5%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 6.40% - 9.10% | 7.75% |
Tax rate | 21.50% - 32.30% | 26.90% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.60% | 4.30% |
WACC | 6.2% - 8.8% | 7.5% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 4.0% | 4.5% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.47 | 0.68 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 6.40% | 9.10% |
Tax rate | 21.50% | 32.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.60% |
After-tax WACC | 6.2% | 8.8% |
Selected WACC | 7.5% | |
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 BCC.AX:
cost_of_equity (7.75%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.47) + 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.