The WACC of Eurocash SA (EUR.WA) is 10.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 10.20% - 14.30% | 12.25% |
Tax rate | 19.00% - 19.00% | 19.00% |
Cost of debt | 8.00% - 17.30% | 12.65% |
WACC | 7.7% - 14.1% | 10.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.74 | 1.06 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 10.20% | 14.30% |
Tax rate | 19.00% | 19.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.17 | 2.17 |
Cost of debt | 8.00% | 17.30% |
After-tax WACC | 7.7% | 14.1% |
Selected WACC | 10.9% | |
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 EUR.WA:
cost_of_equity (12.25%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.74) + 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.