The WACC of Icelandair Group hf (ICEAIR.IC) is 7.3%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 10.9% - 14.1% | 12.5% |
Tax rate | 19.1% - 29.0% | 24.05% |
Cost of debt | 5.5% - 7.0% | 6.25% |
WACC | 6.6% - 8.0% | 7.3% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 7.1% | 7.6% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.6 | 0.82 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 10.9% | 14.1% |
Tax rate | 19.1% | 29.0% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.03 | 2.03 |
Cost of debt | 5.5% | 7.0% |
After-tax WACC | 6.6% | 8.0% |
Selected WACC | 7.3% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
ICEAIR.IC | Icelandair Group hf | 2.03 | 0.95 | 0.36 |
AF.PA | Air France KLM SA | 6.79 | 1.42 | 0.22 |
EZJ.L | Easyjet PLC | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.57 |
GMAA.L | Gama Aviation PLC | 1.05 | -0.72 | -0.39 |
IAG.L | International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | 1.07 | 1.42 | 0.76 |
LHA.DE | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 1.89 | 1.31 | 0.52 |
NAS.OL | Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA | 1.08 | -0.08 | -0.04 |
THYAO.IS | Turk Hava Yollari AO | 10.37 | 1.25 | 0.13 |
AAL | American Airlines Group Inc | 4.16 | 0.94 | 0.22 |
SAVE | Spirit Airlines Inc | 76.94 | 0.81 | 0.01 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.18 | 0.28 |
Relevered beta | 0.4 | 0.73 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.6 | 0.82 |
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 ICEAIR.IC:
cost_of_equity (12.50%) = risk_free_rate (7.35%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.6) + 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.