The WACC of German High Street Properties A/S (GERHSP.CO) is 6.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.20% - 7.20% | 6.20% |
Tax rate | 16.40% - 23.30% | 19.85% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 14.50% | 9.25% |
WACC | 4.4% - 8.9% | 6.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.7% | 3.2% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.39 | 0.48 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.5% | 1.0% |
Cost of equity | 5.20% | 7.20% |
Tax rate | 16.40% | 23.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.74 | 0.74 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 14.50% |
After-tax WACC | 4.4% | 8.9% |
Selected WACC | 6.7% | |
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 GERHSP.CO:
cost_of_equity (6.20%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.39) + risk_adjustments (0.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.