The WACC of European Residential REIT (ERE.UN.TO) is 9.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.7% - 8.2% | 6.95% |
Tax rate | 24.4% - 33.8% | 29.1% |
Cost of debt | 7.4% - 23.2% | 15.3% |
WACC | 5.6% - 13.2% | 9.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.49 | 0.66 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 5.7% | 8.2% |
Tax rate | 24.4% | 33.8% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.31 | 2.31 |
Cost of debt | 7.4% | 23.2% |
After-tax WACC | 5.6% | 13.2% |
Selected WACC | 9.4% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
ERE.UN.TO | European Residential REIT | 2.31 | 1.42 | 0.55 |
AIV | Apartment Investment and Management Co | 0.97 | 0.64 | 0.38 |
BRT | BRT Apartments Corp | 1.64 | 0.85 | 0.4 |
CLPR | Clipper Realty Inc | 21.6 | 0.34 | 0.02 |
ELS | Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
FCA.UN.V | Firm Capital Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust | 1.34 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
MRG.UN.TO | Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust | 2.72 | 0.92 | 0.32 |
MRTI | Maxus Realty Trust Inc | 2.99 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
SUI | Sun Communities Inc | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
UMH | UMH Properties Inc | 0.43 | 0.1 | 0.07 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.09 | 0.19 |
Relevered beta | 0.24 | 0.49 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.49 | 0.66 |
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 ERE.UN.TO:
cost_of_equity (6.95%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.49) + 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.