The WACC of Crest Ventures Ltd (CREST.NS) is 13.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 13.30% - 17.80% | 15.55% |
Tax rate | 22.90% - 27.20% | 25.05% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 7.50% | 5.75% |
WACC | 11.6% - 15.8% | 13.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 6.9% | 7.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.77 | 1.07 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 13.30% | 17.80% |
Tax rate | 22.90% | 27.20% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 7.50% |
After-tax WACC | 11.6% | 15.8% |
Selected WACC | 13.7% | |
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 CREST.NS:
cost_of_equity (15.55%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.77) + 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.