L.TO
Loblaw Companies Ltd
Price:  
225.02 
CAD
Volume:  
108,383.00
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L.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO) is 6.1%.

The Cost of Equity of Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO) is 6.90%.
The Cost of Debt of Loblaw Companies Ltd (L.TO) is 4.40%.

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%
WACC

L.TO WACC calculation

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%

L.TO'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 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.