The WACC of Expert System SpA (EXSY.MI) is 9.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.70% - 12.90% | 10.80% |
| Tax rate | 11.60% - 17.20% | 14.40% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 7.9% - 11.2% | 9.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.9% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.7 | 1.01 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.70% | 12.90% |
| Tax rate | 11.60% | 17.20% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.9% | 11.2% |
| Selected WACC | 9.5% | |
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 EXSY.MI:
cost_of_equity (10.80%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.40%) * adjusted_beta (0.7) + 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.