OTEX.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Open Text Corp (OTEX.TO) is 7.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Open Text Corp (OTEX.TO) is 10.95%.

The Cost of Debt of Open Text Corp (OTEX.TO) is 5.50%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	9.60% - 12.30%	10.95%
Tax rate	28.40% - 33.70%	31.05%
Cost of debt	4.90% - 6.10%	5.50%
WACC	6.5% - 8.0%	7.3%

WACC

OTEX.TO WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.2%	3.7%
Equity market risk premium	5.1%	6.1%
Adjusted beta	1.26	1.33

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	9.60%	12.30%

Tax rate	28.40%	33.70%
Debt/Equity ratio	1.05	1.05
Cost of debt	4.90%	6.10%

After-tax WACC	6.5%	8.0%


Selected WACC	7.3%

OTEX.TO's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 OTEX.TO:

cost_of_equity (10.95%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (1.26) + 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.