The WACC of Gulf Warehousing Company QPSC (GWCS.QA) is 9.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 10.10% - 17.20% | 13.65% |
Tax rate | 0.90% - 1.00% | 0.95% |
Cost of debt | 4.80% - 8.20% | 6.50% |
WACC | 7.2% - 12.2% | 9.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.0% | 5.5% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.86 | 1.6 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 10.10% | 17.20% |
Tax rate | 0.90% | 1.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1.22 | 1.22 |
Cost of debt | 4.80% | 8.20% |
After-tax WACC | 7.2% | 12.2% |
Selected WACC | 9.7% | |
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 GWCS.QA:
cost_of_equity (13.65%) = risk_free_rate (5.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.86) + 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.