The WACC of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) is 11.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 12.10% - 21.30% | 16.70% |
| Tax rate | 18.00% - 40.70% | 29.35% |
| Cost of debt | 6.90% - 23.90% | 15.40% |
| WACC | 7.2% - 15.9% | 11.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.79 | 2.93 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 12.10% | 21.30% |
| Tax rate | 18.00% | 40.70% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Cost of debt | 6.90% | 23.90% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| Selected WACC | 11.5% | |
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 BW:
cost_of_equity (16.70%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.79) + 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.