LHI.KL WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Leong Hup International Bhd (LHI.KL) is 9.4%.

The Cost of Equity of Leong Hup International Bhd (LHI.KL) is 14.90%.

The Cost of Debt of Leong Hup International Bhd (LHI.KL) is 4.75%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	11.50% - 18.30%	14.90%
Tax rate	24.10% - 25.30%	24.70%
Cost of debt	4.60% - 4.90%	4.75%
WACC	7.6% - 11.2%	9.4%

WACC

LHI.KL WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.8%	4.3%
Equity market risk premium	6.9%	7.8%
Adjusted beta	1.13	1.72

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	11.50%	18.30%

Tax rate	24.10%	25.30%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.93	0.93
Cost of debt	4.60%	4.90%

After-tax WACC	7.6%	11.2%


Selected WACC	9.4%

LHI.KL'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 LHI.KL:

cost_of_equity (14.90%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (1.13) + 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.