The WACC of Hellenic Petroleum SA (ELPE.AT) is 7.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 11.50% - 15.10% | 13.30% |
Tax rate | 27.30% - 33.90% | 30.60% |
Cost of debt | 4.10% - 5.10% | 4.60% |
WACC | 7.0% - 8.8% | 7.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.8% | 9.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.93 | 1.1 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 11.50% | 15.10% |
Tax rate | 27.30% | 33.90% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1.13 | 1.13 |
Cost of debt | 4.10% | 5.10% |
After-tax WACC | 7.0% | 8.8% |
Selected WACC | 7.9% | |
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 ELPE.AT:
cost_of_equity (13.30%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (9.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.93) + 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.