The WACC of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) is 10.2%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 9.40% - 12.90% | 11.15% |
Tax rate | 10.30% - 18.00% | 14.15% |
Cost of debt | 5.30% - 8.00% | 6.65% |
WACC | 8.6% - 11.8% | 10.2% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 1.21 | 1.43 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 9.40% | 12.90% |
Tax rate | 10.30% | 18.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.22 | 0.22 |
Cost of debt | 5.30% | 8.00% |
After-tax WACC | 8.6% | 11.8% |
Selected WACC | 10.2% | |
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 CENX:
cost_of_equity (11.15%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.21) + 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.