The WACC of PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund (PGI.UN.TO) is 6.7%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 7.2% - 9.1% | 8.15% |
Tax rate | 25.9% - 26.5% | 26.2% |
Cost of debt | 4.4% - 4.9% | 4.65% |
WACC | 6.0% - 7.4% | 6.7% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 7.2% | 9.1% |
Tax rate | 25.9% | 26.5% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.45 | 0.45 |
Cost of debt | 4.4% | 4.9% |
After-tax WACC | 6.0% | 7.4% |
Selected WACC | 6.7% | |
Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
PGI.UN.TO | PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.53 |
GPM | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | 0.33 | 1.45 | 1.16 |
IVH | Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund | 0.47 | 0.7 | 0.52 |
RIB.UN.TO | Ridgewood Canadian Investment Grade Bond Fund | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Low | High | |
Unlevered beta | 0.52 | 0.53 |
Relevered beta | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Adjusted relevered beta | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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 PGI.UN.TO:
cost_of_equity (8.15%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.8) + 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.