The WACC of USU Software AG (OSP2.DE) is 7.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.6% - 9.3% | 7.45% |
Tax rate | 30.1% - 30.3% | 30.2% |
Cost of debt | 5.0% - 5.0% | 5% |
WACC | 5.4% - 8.8% | 7.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.8% | 3.3% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.54 | 0.91 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 5.6% | 9.3% |
Tax rate | 30.1% | 30.3% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.09 | 0.09 |
Cost of debt | 5.0% | 5.0% |
After-tax WACC | 5.4% | 8.8% |
Selected WACC | 7.1% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
OSP2.DE | USU Software AG | 0.09 | 0.9 | 0.85 |
ALFA.L | Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
CLIQ.DE | CLIQ Digital AG | 0.1 | 0.67 | 0.63 |
ESI.PA | ESI Group SA | 0.05 | 0.84 | 0.81 |
FBEN.DE | Fyber NV | 0.33 | -0.13 | -0.11 |
GKS.DE | GK Software SE | 0.05 | 0.84 | 0.81 |
IDOX.L | Idox PLC | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.36 |
NUC.L | Nucleus Financial Group PLC | 0.03 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
SJJ.DE | Serviceware SE | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
TEM1V.HE | Tecnotree Oyj | 0.07 | 1.33 | 1.26 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.52 | 0.81 |
Relevered beta | 0.31 | 0.87 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.54 | 0.91 |
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 OSP2.DE:
cost_of_equity (7.45%) = risk_free_rate (3.05%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.54) + 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.