GLAXO.NS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (GLAXO.NS) is 13.4%.

The Cost of Equity of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (GLAXO.NS) is 13.40%.

The Cost of Debt of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd (GLAXO.NS) is 7.65%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	12.30% - 14.50%	13.40%
Tax rate	27.60% - 31.30%	29.45%
Cost of debt	7.50% - 7.80%	7.65%
WACC	12.3% - 14.5%	13.4%

WACC

GLAXO.NS WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	6.9%	7.4%
Equity market risk premium	8.3%	9.3%
Adjusted beta	0.65	0.71

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	12.30%	14.50%

Tax rate	27.60%	31.30%
Debt/Equity ratio	0	0
Cost of debt	7.50%	7.80%

After-tax WACC	12.3%	14.5%


Selected WACC	13.4%

GLAXO.NS's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 GLAXO.NS:

cost_of_equity (13.40%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.65) + 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.