The WACC of Leatt Corp (LEAT) is 8.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 7.3% - 9.6% | 8.45% |
Tax rate | 24.0% - 25.3% | 24.65% |
Cost of debt | 5.1% - 7.0% | 6.05% |
WACC | 7.3% - 9.5% | 8.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 0.75 | 0.84 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 7.3% | 9.6% |
Tax rate | 24.0% | 25.3% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Cost of debt | 5.1% | 7.0% |
After-tax WACC | 7.3% | 9.5% |
Selected WACC | 8.4% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
LEAT | Leatt Corp | 0.01 | 0.96 | 0.95 |
CLAR | Clarus Corp | 0.01 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
ESCA | Escalade Inc | 0.13 | 0.66 | 0.6 |
GOLF | Acushnet Holdings Corp | 0.18 | 0.86 | 0.76 |
MAT | Mattel Inc | 0.37 | 0.81 | 0.63 |
MCFT | Mastercraft Boat Holdings Inc | 0.16 | 0.98 | 0.88 |
POWW | Ammo Munitions Inc | 1.13 | 1.27 | 0.68 |
SWBI | Smith & Wesson Brands Inc | 0.24 | 0.52 | 0.44 |
TVPC | Twin Vee Powercats Inc | 0.07 | -0.09 | -0.08 |
VSTO | Vista Outdoor Inc | 0.28 | 0.65 | 0.54 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.62 | 0.71 |
Relevered beta | 0.63 | 0.76 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.75 | 0.84 |
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 LEAT:
cost_of_equity (8.45%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.75) + 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.