The WACC of Oncorus Inc (ONCR) is 6.6%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 18.2% - 31.1% | 24.65% |
Tax rate | 26.2% - 27.0% | 26.6% |
Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
WACC | 5.7% - 7.5% | 6.6% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 3.12 | 4.68 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 18.2% | 31.1% |
Tax rate | 26.2% | 27.0% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 6.17 | 6.17 |
Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
After-tax WACC | 5.7% | 7.5% |
Selected WACC | 6.6% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
ONCR | Oncorus Inc | 6.17 | 2.04 | 0.37 |
BLU.TO | BELLUS Health Inc | 0 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
CUE | Cue Biopharma Inc | 0.07 | 1.92 | 1.82 |
DBTX | Decibel Therapeutics Inc | 0 | 1.71 | 1.71 |
KZR | Kezar Life Sciences Inc | 0.33 | 1.01 | 0.81 |
LCTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc | 0 | 1.36 | 1.36 |
MRNA | Moderna Inc | 0.01 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
NCNA | NuCana PLC | 0.43 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
SNSE | Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc | 0.09 | 2.17 | 2.03 |
TRVN | Trevena Inc | 29.49 | 0.68 | 0.03 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.89 | 1.2 |
Relevered beta | 4.16 | 6.49 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 3.12 | 4.68 |
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 ONCR:
cost_of_equity (24.65%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (3.12) + 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.