The WACC of Premium Brands Holdings Corp (PBH.TO) is 5.5%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 5.50% - 7.90% | 6.70% |
Tax rate | 26.40% - 27.90% | 27.15% |
Cost of debt | 4.60% - 6.80% | 5.70% |
WACC | 4.5% - 6.4% | 5.5% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.46 | 0.61 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 5.50% | 7.90% |
Tax rate | 26.40% | 27.90% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.94 | 0.94 |
Cost of debt | 4.60% | 6.80% |
After-tax WACC | 4.5% | 6.4% |
Selected WACC | 5.5% | |
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 PBH.TO:
cost_of_equity (6.70%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.46) + 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.