The WACC of NZX Ltd (NZX.NZ) is 8.2%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.90% - 11.00% | 8.95% |
| Tax rate | 28.10% - 28.90% | 28.50% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 6.4% - 9.9% | 8.2% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.5 | 0.94 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.90% | 11.00% |
| Tax rate | 28.10% | 28.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Selected WACC | 8.2% | |
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 NZX.NZ:
cost_of_equity (8.95%) = risk_free_rate (4.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.5) + 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.