The WACC of CDW Holding Ltd (BXE.SI) is 7.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 7.00% - 12.00% | 9.50% |
Tax rate | 29.60% - 41.80% | 35.70% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 7.00% | 5.50% |
WACC | 5.9% - 9.9% | 7.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.85 | 1.35 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 7.00% | 12.00% |
Tax rate | 29.60% | 41.80% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.34 | 0.34 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 7.00% |
After-tax WACC | 5.9% | 9.9% |
Selected WACC | 7.9% | |
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 BXE.SI:
cost_of_equity (9.50%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.85) + 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.