The WACC of Kalyani Steels Ltd (KSL.NS) is 18.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 16.60% - 19.50% | 18.05% |
Tax rate | 25.40% - 25.50% | 25.45% |
Cost of debt | 7.80% - 51.60% | 29.70% |
WACC | 14.8% - 22.6% | 18.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 6.9% | 7.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Adjusted beta | 1.17 | 1.25 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 16.60% | 19.50% |
Tax rate | 25.40% | 25.50% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Cost of debt | 7.80% | 51.60% |
After-tax WACC | 14.8% | 22.6% |
Selected WACC | 18.7% | |
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 KSL.NS:
cost_of_equity (18.05%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (1.17) + 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.