The WACC of Freightways Ltd (FRE.NZ) is 9.0%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.80% - 13.60% | 11.20% |
| Tax rate | 28.80% - 30.40% | 29.60% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 7.00% | 5.50% |
| WACC | 7.0% - 11.0% | 9.0% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.5% | 6.5% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.71 | 1.18 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.80% | 13.60% |
| Tax rate | 28.80% | 30.40% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.0% | 11.0% |
| Selected WACC | 9.0% | |
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 FRE.NZ:
cost_of_equity (11.20%) = risk_free_rate (5.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.00%) * adjusted_beta (0.71) + 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.