The WACC of Hydro Power JSC-power No.3 (DRL.VN) is 6.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.50% - 11.10% | 8.80% |
| Tax rate | 16.30% - 20.10% | 18.20% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 5.3% - 7.6% | 6.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 9.5% | 10.5% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.39 | 0.7 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.50% | 11.10% |
| Tax rate | 16.30% | 20.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1 | 1 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Selected WACC | 6.5% | |
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 DRL.VN:
cost_of_equity (8.80%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (10.00%) * adjusted_beta (0.39) + 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.