The WACC of Carasent ASA (CARA.OL) is 6.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% - 8.10% | 6.75% |
| Tax rate | 7.70% - 14.10% | 10.90% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 7.00% | 6.00% |
| WACC | 5.4% - 8.0% | 6.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.31 | 0.53 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% | 8.10% |
| Tax rate | 7.70% | 14.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.4% | 8.0% |
| Selected WACC | 6.7% | |
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 CARA.OL:
cost_of_equity (6.75%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.31) + risk_adjustments (0.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.