The WACC of BNP Paribas Bank Polska SA (BNP.WA) is 9.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 12.80% - 16.40% | 14.60% |
Tax rate | 39.10% - 45.30% | 42.20% |
Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
WACC | 8.4% - 10.3% | 9.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 1.15 | 1.35 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 12.80% | 16.40% |
Tax rate | 39.10% | 45.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.81 | 0.81 |
Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
After-tax WACC | 8.4% | 10.3% |
Selected WACC | 9.4% | |
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 BNP.WA:
cost_of_equity (14.60%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (1.15) + 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.