The WACC of Chorus Aviation Inc (CHR.TO) is 6.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.70% - 9.40% | 8.05% | 
| Tax rate | 26.30% - 27.80% | 27.05% | 
| Cost of debt | 4.70% - 6.80% | 5.75% | 
| WACC | 5.2% - 7.3% | 6.3% | 
| Category | Low | High | 
| Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% | 
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% | 
| Adjusted beta | 0.7 | 0.86 | 
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% | 
| Cost of equity | 6.70% | 9.40% | 
| Tax rate | 26.30% | 27.80% | 
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.87 | 0.87 | 
| Cost of debt | 4.70% | 6.80% | 
| After-tax WACC | 5.2% | 7.3% | 
| Selected WACC | 6.3% | |
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 CHR.TO:
cost_of_equity (8.05%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.7) + 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.