BCE.TO
BCE Inc
Price:  
29.60 
CAD
Volume:  
681,479.00
Canada | Diversified Telecommunication Services
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BCE.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of BCE Inc (BCE.TO) is 4.4%.

The Cost of Equity of BCE Inc (BCE.TO) is 5.50%.
The Cost of Debt of BCE Inc (BCE.TO) is 4.90%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 4.80% - 6.20% 5.50%
Tax rate 25.90% - 27.90% 26.90%
Cost of debt 4.40% - 5.40% 4.90%
WACC 3.9% - 4.8% 4.4%
WACC

BCE.TO WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.2% 3.7%
Equity market risk premium 5.1% 6.1%
Adjusted beta 0.32 0.34
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 4.80% 6.20%
Tax rate 25.90% 27.90%
Debt/Equity ratio 1.48 1.48
Cost of debt 4.40% 5.40%
After-tax WACC 3.9% 4.8%
Selected WACC 4.4%

BCE.TO's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 BCE.TO:

cost_of_equity (5.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.32) + 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.