ECSC.L WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of ECSC Group PLC (ECSC.L) is 7.5%.

The Cost of Equity of ECSC Group PLC (ECSC.L) is 8.15%.

The Cost of Debt of ECSC Group PLC (ECSC.L) is 5.50%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.80% - 9.50%	8.15%
Tax rate	1.30% - 2.30%	1.80%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 7.00%	5.50%
WACC	6.2% - 8.8%	7.5%

WACC

ECSC.L WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	4.0%	4.5%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.48	0.64

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.80%	9.50%

Tax rate	1.30%	2.30%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.31	0.31
Cost of debt	4.00%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	6.2%	8.8%


Selected WACC	7.5%

ECSC.L's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 ECSC.L:

cost_of_equity (8.15%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.48) + 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.