The WACC of Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd (FCG.NZ) is 6.9%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.70% - 9.10% | 7.90% |
| Tax rate | 16.90% - 18.30% | 17.60% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 5.20% | 4.60% |
| WACC | 5.9% - 7.9% | 6.9% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.47 | 0.62 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.70% | 9.10% |
| Tax rate | 16.90% | 18.30% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 5.20% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Selected WACC | 6.9% | |
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 FCG.NZ:
cost_of_equity (7.90%) = risk_free_rate (4.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.47) + 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.