The WACC of China Infrastructure Construction Corp (CHNC) is 7.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 11.00% - 16.50% | 13.75% |
Tax rate | 26.20% - 27.00% | 26.60% |
Cost of debt | 4.90% - 4.90% | 4.90% |
WACC | 6.4% - 8.4% | 7.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 4.2% | 4.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.0% | 6.0% |
Adjusted beta | 1.36 | 1.89 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 11.00% | 16.50% |
Tax rate | 26.20% | 27.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Cost of debt | 4.90% | 4.90% |
After-tax WACC | 6.4% | 8.4% |
Selected WACC | 7.4% | |
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 CHNC:
cost_of_equity (13.75%) = risk_free_rate (4.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.50%) * adjusted_beta (1.36) + 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.