The WACC of Kluang Rubber Company (Malaya) Bhd (KLUANG.KL) is 8.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.40% - 10.00% | 8.70% |
| Tax rate | 3.70% - 12.80% | 8.25% |
| Cost of debt | 4.40% - 4.90% | 4.65% |
| WACC | 7.4% - 10.0% | 8.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.53 | 0.67 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.40% | 10.00% |
| Tax rate | 3.70% | 12.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cost of debt | 4.40% | 4.90% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.4% | 10.0% |
| Selected WACC | 8.7% | |
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 KLUANG.KL:
cost_of_equity (8.70%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.53) + 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.