GMS
GMS Inc
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110.05 
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Volume:  
2,489,846.00
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GMS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of GMS Inc (GMS) is 7.8%.

The Cost of Equity of GMS Inc (GMS) is 8.80%.
The Cost of Debt of GMS Inc (GMS) is 5.95%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 7.30% - 10.30% 8.80%
Tax rate 25.40% - 25.80% 25.60%
Cost of debt 5.80% - 6.10% 5.95%
WACC 6.6% - 9.0% 7.8%
WACC

GMS WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.74 0.98
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 7.30% 10.30%
Tax rate 25.40% 25.80%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.3 0.3
Cost of debt 5.80% 6.10%
After-tax WACC 6.6% 9.0%
Selected WACC 7.8%

GMS'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 GMS:

cost_of_equity (8.80%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.74) + 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.