The WACC of Mapfre SA (MAP.MC) is 8.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.50% - 11.30% | 9.90% |
Tax rate | 23.50% - 23.90% | 23.70% |
Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
WACC | 7.6% - 9.8% | 8.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.1% | 3.6% |
Equity market risk premium | 7.4% | 8.4% |
Adjusted beta | 0.73 | 0.85 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.50% | 11.30% |
Tax rate | 23.50% | 23.90% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
After-tax WACC | 7.6% | 9.8% |
Selected WACC | 8.7% | |
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 MAP.MC:
cost_of_equity (9.90%) = risk_free_rate (3.35%) + equity_risk_premium (7.90%) * adjusted_beta (0.73) + 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.