The WACC of HMS Bergbau AG (HMU.DE) is 6.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% - 7.80% | 6.60% |
| Tax rate | 26.80% - 43.70% | 35.25% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
| WACC | 5.2% - 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.0% | 2.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.7% | 5.7% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.71 | 0.83 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 5.40% | 7.80% |
| Tax rate | 26.80% | 43.70% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| Selected WACC | 6.3% | |
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 HMU.DE:
cost_of_equity (6.60%) = risk_free_rate (2.25%) + equity_risk_premium (5.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.71) + 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.