IPO.L WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of IP Group PLC (IPO.L) is 9.7%.

The Cost of Equity of IP Group PLC (IPO.L) is 11.35%.

The Cost of Debt of IP Group PLC (IPO.L) is 5.50%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	9.40% - 13.30%	11.35%
Tax rate	0.30% - 0.70%	0.50%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 7.00%	5.50%
WACC	7.9% - 11.5%	9.7%

WACC

IPO.L WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	4.0%	4.5%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.91	1.18

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	9.40%	13.30%

Tax rate	0.30%	0.70%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.39	0.39
Cost of debt	4.00%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	7.9%	11.5%


Selected WACC	9.7%

IPO.L's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 IPO.L:

cost_of_equity (11.35%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.91) + 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.