HAPPSTMNDS.NS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd (HAPPSTMNDS.NS) is 13.2%.

The Cost of Equity of Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd (HAPPSTMNDS.NS) is 14.10%.

The Cost of Debt of Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd (HAPPSTMNDS.NS) is 8.85%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	11.40% - 16.80%	14.10%
Tax rate	25.70% - 26.00%	25.85%
Cost of debt	8.30% - 9.40%	8.85%
WACC	10.8% - 15.7%	13.2%

WACC

HAPPSTMNDS.NS WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	6.9%	7.4%
Equity market risk premium	8.3%	9.3%
Adjusted beta	0.54	0.96

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	11.40%	16.80%

Tax rate	25.70%	26.00%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.13	0.13
Cost of debt	8.30%	9.40%

After-tax WACC	10.8%	15.7%


Selected WACC	13.2%

HAPPSTMNDS.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 HAPPSTMNDS.NS:

cost_of_equity (14.10%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.54) + 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.