The WACC of Decision Diagnostics Corp (DECN) is 5.2%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.20% - 2,838.60% | 1,421.90% |
| Tax rate | -% - -% | -% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 5.0% - 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | -601.57 | 11.65 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 2768.5% | 2769.0% |
| Cost of equity | 5.20% | 2,838.60% |
| Tax rate | -% | -% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 8263.7 | 8263.7 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| Selected WACC | 5.2% | |
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 DECN:
cost_of_equity (1,421.90%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (-601.57) + risk_adjustments (2,768.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.