The WACC of George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd (GKENT.KL) is 8.4%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.10% - 10.90% | 9.00% |
| Tax rate | 24.60% - 49.80% | 37.20% |
| Cost of debt | 5.10% - 23.80% | 14.45% |
| WACC | 5.4% - 11.4% | 8.4% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.49 | 0.78 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.10% | 10.90% |
| Tax rate | 24.60% | 49.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| Cost of debt | 5.10% | 23.80% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.4% | 11.4% |
| Selected WACC | 8.4% | |
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 GKENT.KL:
cost_of_equity (9.00%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.49) + 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.