EMP.A.TO
Empire Company Ltd
Price:  
50.95 
CAD
Volume:  
256,086.00
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EMP.A.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Empire Company Ltd (EMP.A.TO) is 5.9%.

The Cost of Equity of Empire Company Ltd (EMP.A.TO) is 7.55%.
The Cost of Debt of Empire Company Ltd (EMP.A.TO) is 4.45%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 6.40% - 8.70% 7.55%
Tax rate 25.50% - 25.80% 25.65%
Cost of debt 4.00% - 4.90% 4.45%
WACC 5.1% - 6.7% 5.9%
WACC

EMP.A.TO WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.2% 3.7%
Equity market risk premium 5.1% 6.1%
Adjusted beta 0.63 0.74
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 6.40% 8.70%
Tax rate 25.50% 25.80%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.62 0.62
Cost of debt 4.00% 4.90%
After-tax WACC 5.1% 6.7%
Selected WACC 5.9%

EMP.A.TO'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 EMP.A.TO:

cost_of_equity (7.55%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.63) + 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.