The WACC of JSW Steel Ltd (JSWSTEEL.NS) is 15.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 17.20% - 19.80% | 18.50% |
Tax rate | 31.60% - 33.60% | 32.60% |
Cost of debt | 8.70% - 12.10% | 10.40% |
WACC | 14.1% - 16.6% | 15.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 6.9% | 7.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Adjusted beta | 1.24 | 1.29 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 17.20% | 19.80% |
Tax rate | 31.60% | 33.60% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Cost of debt | 8.70% | 12.10% |
After-tax WACC | 14.1% | 16.6% |
Selected WACC | 15.4% | |
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 JSWSTEEL.NS:
cost_of_equity (18.50%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (1.24) + 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.