The WACC of Hill-Rom Holdings Inc (HRC) is 7.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.40% - 9.70% | 8.55% |
| Tax rate | 17.90% - 21.80% | 19.85% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
| WACC | 6.7% - 8.7% | 7.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.01 | 1.06 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.40% | 9.70% |
| Tax rate | 17.90% | 21.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.7% | 8.7% |
| Selected WACC | 7.7% | |
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 HRC:
cost_of_equity (8.55%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (4.70%) * adjusted_beta (1.01) + 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.