The WACC of Bankinter SA (BKT.MC) is 6.6%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 12.80% - 21.50% | 17.15% |
| Tax rate | 27.60% - 29.10% | 28.35% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 5.7% - 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Equity market risk premium | 7.4% | 8.4% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.31 | 2.06 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 12.80% | 21.50% |
| Tax rate | 27.60% | 29.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 3.51 | 3.51 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| Selected WACC | 6.6% | |
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 BKT.MC:
cost_of_equity (17.15%) = risk_free_rate (3.35%) + equity_risk_premium (7.90%) * adjusted_beta (1.31) + 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.