The WACC of Itafos (IFOS.V) is 7.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% - 10.00% | 8.75% |
| Tax rate | 20.60% - 23.90% | 22.25% |
| Cost of debt | 4.60% - 7.50% | 6.05% |
| WACC | 6.5% - 8.8% | 7.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.72 | 0.84 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.50% | 10.00% |
| Tax rate | 20.60% | 23.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Cost of debt | 4.60% | 7.50% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.5% | 8.8% |
| 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 IFOS.V:
cost_of_equity (8.75%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.72) + 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.