The WACC of Elemental Asia SA (EMA.WA) is 9.8%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 9.40% - 12.10% | 10.75% |
Tax rate | 12.90% - 29.30% | 21.10% |
Cost of debt | 7.00% - 7.00% | 7.00% |
WACC | 8.8% - 10.9% | 9.8% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.61 | 0.76 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 9.40% | 12.10% |
Tax rate | 12.90% | 29.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Cost of debt | 7.00% | 7.00% |
After-tax WACC | 8.8% | 10.9% |
Selected WACC | 9.8% | |
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 EMA.WA:
cost_of_equity (10.75%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.61) + 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.