The WACC of Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) is 8.2%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 46.60% - 64.00% | 55.30% |
| Tax rate | 27.30% - 36.20% | 31.75% |
| Cost of debt | 6.80% - 12.40% | 9.60% |
| WACC | 6.4% - 9.9% | 8.2% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 9.28 | 10.55 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 46.60% | 64.00% |
| Tax rate | 27.30% | 36.20% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 27.12 | 27.12 |
| Cost of debt | 6.80% | 12.40% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Selected WACC | 8.2% | |
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 CYH:
cost_of_equity (55.30%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (9.28) + 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.