The WACC of Celsion Corp (CLSN) is 12.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.20% - 8.70% | 7.45% |
| Tax rate | 5.80% - 6.60% | 6.20% |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% - 44.90% | 25.95% |
| WACC | 6.3% - 18.8% | 12.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.4 | 0.58 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.20% | 8.70% |
| Tax rate | 5.80% | 6.60% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% | 44.90% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.3% | 18.8% |
| Selected WACC | 12.5% | |
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 CLSN:
cost_of_equity (7.45%) = risk_free_rate (4.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.4) + 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.