The WACC of Commercial Bank PSQC (CBQK.QA) is 8.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 14.20% - 18.00% | 16.10% |
| Tax rate | 0.90% - 1.70% | 1.30% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 7.8% - 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 5.0% | 5.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.53 | 1.72 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 14.20% | 18.00% |
| Tax rate | 0.90% | 1.70% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 2.28 | 2.28 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.8% | 8.9% |
| Selected WACC | 8.3% | |
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 CBQK.QA:
cost_of_equity (16.10%) = risk_free_rate (5.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (1.53) + 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.