The WACC of Concrete Engineering Products Bhd (CEPCO.KL) is 9.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.80% - 12.10% | 10.45% |
Tax rate | 0.10% - 2.70% | 1.40% |
Cost of debt | 4.40% - 5.10% | 4.75% |
WACC | 8.2% - 11.2% | 9.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.74 | 0.93 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.80% | 12.10% |
Tax rate | 0.10% | 2.70% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Cost of debt | 4.40% | 5.10% |
After-tax WACC | 8.2% | 11.2% |
Selected WACC | 9.7% | |
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 CEPCO.KL:
cost_of_equity (10.45%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.74) + 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.