The WACC of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (CTB) is 6.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.20% - 7.80% | 6.50% |
| Tax rate | 26.70% - 29.40% | 28.05% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 9.70% | 6.85% |
| WACC | 5.0% - 7.7% | 6.3% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.49 | 0.69 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 5.20% | 7.80% |
| Tax rate | 26.70% | 29.40% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 9.70% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.0% | 7.7% |
| 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 CTB:
cost_of_equity (6.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (4.70%) * adjusted_beta (0.49) + 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.