EXIDEIND.NS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Exide Industries Ltd (EXIDEIND.NS) is 15.7%.

The Cost of Equity of Exide Industries Ltd (EXIDEIND.NS) is 16.30%.

The Cost of Debt of Exide Industries Ltd (EXIDEIND.NS) is 8.60%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	14.80% - 17.80%	16.30%
Tax rate	27.70% - 28.00%	27.85%
Cost of debt	7.60% - 9.60%	8.60%
WACC	14.3% - 17.2%	15.7%

WACC

EXIDEIND.NS WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	6.9%	7.4%
Equity market risk premium	8.3%	9.3%
Adjusted beta	0.95	1.07

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	14.80%	17.80%

Tax rate	27.70%	28.00%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.06	0.06
Cost of debt	7.60%	9.60%

After-tax WACC	14.3%	17.2%


Selected WACC	15.7%

EXIDEIND.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 EXIDEIND.NS:

cost_of_equity (16.30%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.95) + 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.