The WACC of Esperite NV (ESP.AS) is 8.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.10% - 11.70% | 8.40% |
Tax rate | 5.50% - 9.40% | 7.45% |
Cost of debt | 7.00% - 12.40% | 9.70% |
WACC | 6.5% - 11.3% | 8.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.6% | 3.1% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | -0.09 | 0.85 |
Additional risk adjustments | 3.0% | 3.5% |
Cost of equity | 5.10% | 11.70% |
Tax rate | 5.50% | 9.40% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 12.71 | 12.71 |
Cost of debt | 7.00% | 12.40% |
After-tax WACC | 6.5% | 11.3% |
Selected WACC | 8.9% | |
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 ESP.AS:
cost_of_equity (8.40%) = risk_free_rate (2.85%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (-0.09) + risk_adjustments (3.25%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.