The WACC of First Real JSC (FIR.VN) is 10.0%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% - 10.80% | 9.15% |
| Tax rate | 19.50% - 25.10% | 22.30% |
| Cost of debt | 14.50% - 14.80% | 14.65% |
| WACC | 9.1% - 10.9% | 10.0% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 9.5% | 10.5% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.5 | 0.67 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% | 10.80% |
| Tax rate | 19.50% | 25.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| Cost of debt | 14.50% | 14.80% |
| After-tax WACC | 9.1% | 10.9% |
| Selected WACC | 10.0% | |
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 FIR.VN:
cost_of_equity (9.15%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (10.00%) * adjusted_beta (0.5) + 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.