The WACC of Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO) is 6.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 6.10% - 7.70% | 6.90% |
Tax rate | 24.90% - 25.50% | 25.20% |
Cost of debt | 4.30% - 4.50% | 4.40% |
WACC | 5.4% - 6.7% | 6.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.57 | 0.58 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 6.10% | 7.70% |
Tax rate | 24.90% | 25.50% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.29 | 0.29 |
Cost of debt | 4.30% | 4.50% |
After-tax WACC | 5.4% | 6.7% |
Selected WACC | 6.1% | |
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 L.TO:
cost_of_equity (6.90%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.57) + 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.