The WACC of New Found Gold Corp (NFG.V) is 10.2%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.7% - 11.8% | 10.25% |
Tax rate | 26.2% - 27.0% | 26.6% |
Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
WACC | 8.7% - 11.8% | 10.2% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.94 | 1.14 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.7% | 11.8% |
Tax rate | 26.2% | 27.0% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0 | 0 |
Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
After-tax WACC | 8.7% | 11.8% |
Selected WACC | 10.2% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
NFG.V | New Found Gold Corp | 0 | 2.24 | 2.24 |
ARIS.TO | Aris Gold Corp | 0.47 | 1.3 | 0.97 |
GAU.TO | Galiano Gold Inc | 0.11 | 1.16 | 1.07 |
HYMC | Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation | 1.9 | 0.69 | 0.29 |
KOR.TO | Corvus Gold Inc | 0.01 | 1.45 | 1.44 |
LGD.TO | Liberty Gold Corp | 0 | 1.41 | 1.4 |
LUM.V | Lumina Gold Corp | 0 | 1.47 | 1.47 |
MOZ.TO | Marathon Gold Corp | 0.09 | 1.57 | 1.47 |
RUP.V | Rupert Resources Ltd | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
SBB.TO | Sabina Gold & Silver Corp | 0.08 | 0.87 | 0.82 |
VGCX.TO | Victoria Gold Corp | 7.37 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.97 | 1.4 |
Relevered beta | 0.91 | 1.21 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.94 | 1.14 |
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 NFG.V:
cost_of_equity (10.25%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.94) + 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.