The WACC of Champion Iron Ltd (CIA.AX) is 9.4%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 9.60% - 12.80% | 11.20% |
| Tax rate | 40.20% - 41.10% | 40.65% |
| Cost of debt | 5.10% - 5.70% | 5.40% |
| WACC | 8.2% - 10.7% | 9.4% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.1 | 1.27 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 9.60% | 12.80% |
| Tax rate | 40.20% | 41.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Cost of debt | 5.10% | 5.70% |
| After-tax WACC | 8.2% | 10.7% |
| Selected WACC | 9.4% | |
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 CIA.AX:
cost_of_equity (11.20%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (1.1) + 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.