EQUITASBNK.NS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd (EQUITASBNK.NS) is 13.4%.

The Cost of Equity of Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd (EQUITASBNK.NS) is 16.15%.

The Cost of Debt of Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd (EQUITASBNK.NS) is 5.00%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	14.80% - 17.50%	16.15%
Tax rate	24.80% - 25.10%	24.95%
Cost of debt	5.00% - 5.00%	5.00%
WACC	12.3% - 14.4%	13.4%

WACC

EQUITASBNK.NS WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	6.9%	7.4%
Equity market risk premium	8.3%	9.3%
Adjusted beta	0.96	1.04

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	14.80%	17.50%

Tax rate	24.80%	25.10%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.29	0.29
Cost of debt	5.00%	5.00%

After-tax WACC	12.3%	14.4%


Selected WACC	13.4%

EQUITASBNK.NS'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 EQUITASBNK.NS:

cost_of_equity (16.15%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.96) + 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.