JBH.AX WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH.AX) is 7.2%.

The Cost of Equity of JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH.AX) is 7.40%.

The Cost of Debt of JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH.AX) is 5.50%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.30% - 8.50%	7.40%
Tax rate	29.80% - 29.90%	29.85%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 7.00%	5.50%
WACC	6.1% - 8.3%	7.2%

WACC

JBH.AX WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	4.0%	4.5%
Equity market risk premium	5.1%	6.1%
Adjusted beta	0.45	0.57

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.30%	8.50%

Tax rate	29.80%	29.90%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.06	0.06
Cost of debt	4.00%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	6.1%	8.3%


Selected WACC	7.2%

JBH.AX'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 JBH.AX:

cost_of_equity (7.40%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.45) + 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.