The WACC of Gia Dinh Water Supply JSC (GDW.VN) is 10.8%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% - 14.10% | 11.00% |
| Tax rate | 19.80% - 20.50% | 20.15% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 8.60% | 6.30% |
| WACC | 7.7% - 13.9% | 10.8% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 9.5% | 10.5% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.54 | 0.99 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% | 14.10% |
| Tax rate | 19.80% | 20.50% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 8.60% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.7% | 13.9% |
| Selected WACC | 10.8% | |
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 GDW.VN:
cost_of_equity (11.00%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (10.00%) * adjusted_beta (0.54) + 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.