The WACC of Public Bank Bhd (PBBANK.KL) is 8.0%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% - 10.60% | 9.25% |
| Tax rate | 21.80% - 22.10% | 21.95% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 7.0% - 9.0% | 8.0% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.6 | 0.74 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% | 10.60% |
| Tax rate | 21.80% | 22.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| Selected WACC | 8.0% | |
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 PBBANK.KL:
cost_of_equity (9.25%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.6) + 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.