The WACC of Hexagon Composites ASA (HEX.OL) is 7.9%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.00% - 11.00% | 9.00% |
| Tax rate | 5.50% - 35.80% | 20.65% |
| Cost of debt | 6.50% - 7.20% | 6.85% |
| WACC | 6.8% - 9.0% | 7.9% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.73 | 1.09 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.00% | 11.00% |
| Tax rate | 5.50% | 35.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| Cost of debt | 6.50% | 7.20% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.8% | 9.0% |
| Selected WACC | 7.9% | |
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 HEX.OL:
cost_of_equity (9.00%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.73) + 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.