BN4.SI WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Keppel Corporation Ltd (BN4.SI) is 5.5%.

The Cost of Equity of Keppel Corporation Ltd (BN4.SI) is 7.50%.

The Cost of Debt of Keppel Corporation Ltd (BN4.SI) is 4.45%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.10% - 8.90%	7.50%
Tax rate	22.90% - 23.50%	23.20%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.90%	4.45%
WACC	4.6% - 6.4%	5.5%

WACC

BN4.SI WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.7%	3.2%
Equity market risk premium	5.1%	6.1%
Adjusted beta	0.66	0.85

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.10%	8.90%

Tax rate	22.90%	23.50%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.91	0.91
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.90%

After-tax WACC	4.6%	6.4%


Selected WACC	5.5%

BN4.SI'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 BN4.SI:

cost_of_equity (7.50%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.66) + 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.