The WACC of Cosan SA (CSAN3.SA) is 15.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 17.9% - 22.1% | 20% |
Tax rate | 6.7% - 13.4% | 10.05% |
Cost of debt | 8.9% - 23.6% | 16.25% |
WACC | 10.0% - 20.8% | 15.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 11.9% | 12.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 9.5% | 10.5% |
Adjusted beta | 0.64 | 0.88 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 17.9% | 22.1% |
Tax rate | 6.7% | 13.4% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 4.88 | 4.88 |
Cost of debt | 8.9% | 23.6% |
After-tax WACC | 10.0% | 20.8% |
Selected WACC | 15.4% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
CSAN3.SA | Cosan SA | 4.88 | 1.56 | 0.28 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.28 | 0.28 |
Relevered beta | 0.46 | 0.82 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.64 | 0.88 |
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 CSAN3.SA:
cost_of_equity (20.00%) = risk_free_rate (12.15%) + equity_risk_premium (10.00%) * adjusted_beta (0.64) + 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.