The WACC of Interfor Corp (IFP.TO) is 7.0%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.3% - 13.0% | 10.65% |
Tax rate | 24.6% - 25.1% | 24.85% |
Cost of debt | 5.1% - 7.0% | 6.05% |
WACC | 5.7% - 8.4% | 7.0% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 1.01 | 1.45 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.3% | 13.0% |
Tax rate | 24.6% | 25.1% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1.46 | 1.46 |
Cost of debt | 5.1% | 7.0% |
After-tax WACC | 5.7% | 8.4% |
Selected WACC | 7.0% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
IFP.TO | Interfor Corp | 1.46 | 1.05 | 0.5 |
AEP.V | Atlas Engineered Products Ltd | 0.6 | 0.48 | 0.33 |
CFF.TO | Conifex Timber Inc | 5.75 | 2.03 | 0.38 |
CFP.TO | Canfor Corp | 0.43 | 1.02 | 0.77 |
GLT | Glatfelter Corp | 1.16 | 1.55 | 0.83 |
LPX | Louisiana-Pacific Corp | 0.06 | 0.93 | 0.89 |
NP | Neenah Inc | 0.86 | 1.49 | 0.91 |
SJ.TO | Stella-Jones Inc | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.46 |
VRS | Verso Corp | 0.01 | 1.89 | 1.88 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.55 | 0.82 |
Relevered beta | 1.01 | 1.67 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 1.01 | 1.45 |
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 IFP.TO:
cost_of_equity (10.65%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * 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.