The WACC of Foodlink SA (FOODL.AT) is 8.0%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 6.60% - 8.80% | 7.70% |
Tax rate | 6.90% - 16.60% | 11.75% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 15.10% | 9.55% |
WACC | 4.7% - 11.4% | 8.0% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.8% | 9.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.37 | 0.46 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 6.60% | 8.80% |
Tax rate | 6.90% | 16.60% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.09 | 2.09 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 15.10% |
After-tax WACC | 4.7% | 11.4% |
Selected WACC | 8.0% | |
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 FOODL.AT:
cost_of_equity (7.70%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (9.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.37) + 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.