The WACC of Performance Technologies IT Solutions SA (PERF.AT) is 7.9%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 6.50% - 9.90% | 8.20% |
Tax rate | 22.60% - 23.70% | 23.15% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 7.20% | 5.60% |
WACC | 6.3% - 9.6% | 7.9% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.3% | 3.8% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.8% | 9.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.36 | 0.57 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 6.50% | 9.90% |
Tax rate | 22.60% | 23.70% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 7.20% |
After-tax WACC | 6.3% | 9.6% |
Selected WACC | 7.9% | |
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 PERF.AT:
cost_of_equity (8.20%) = risk_free_rate (3.55%) + equity_risk_premium (9.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.36) + 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.