The WACC of Medite Cancer Diagnostics Inc (MDIT) is 5.8%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.70% - 58,056.40% | 29,032.55% |
| Tax rate | 8.70% - 13.00% | 10.85% |
| Cost of debt | 4.80% - 7.00% | 5.90% |
| WACC | 4.4% - 7.1% | 5.8% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.06 | 10366.34 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.70% | 58,056.40% |
| Tax rate | 8.70% | 13.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 56722.79 | 56722.79 |
| Cost of debt | 4.80% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| Selected WACC | 5.8% | |
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 MDIT:
cost_of_equity (29,032.55%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.06) + 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.