The WACC of Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participacoes Sociais SA (IPR.LS) is 3.8%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.50% - 8.00% | 6.75% |
| Tax rate | 29.50% - 44.30% | 36.90% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 3.9% - 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.38 | 0.52 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 5.50% | 8.00% |
| Tax rate | 29.50% | 44.30% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 4.49 | 4.49 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Selected WACC | 3.8% | |
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 IPR.LS:
cost_of_equity (6.75%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.38) + 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.