The WACC of Headsent AB (publ) (HEAD.ST) is 4.1%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 4.30% - 5.70% | 5.00% |
| Tax rate | 25.00% - 27.90% | 26.45% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
| WACC | 3.6% - 4.5% | 4.1% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.41 | 0.42 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 4.30% | 5.70% |
| Tax rate | 25.00% | 27.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1 | 1 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
| After-tax WACC | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Selected WACC | 4.1% | |
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 HEAD.ST:
cost_of_equity (5.00%) = risk_free_rate (2.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.41) + 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.