POS.KL WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Pos Malaysia Bhd (POS.KL) is 7.1%.

The Cost of Equity of Pos Malaysia Bhd (POS.KL) is 9.70%.

The Cost of Debt of Pos Malaysia Bhd (POS.KL) is 6.30%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	8.00% - 11.40%	9.70%
Tax rate	1.80% - 5.90%	3.85%
Cost of debt	5.60% - 7.00%	6.30%
WACC	6.2% - 7.9%	7.1%

WACC

POS.KL WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.8%	4.3%
Equity market risk premium	6.9%	7.8%
Adjusted beta	0.61	0.84

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	8.00%	11.40%

Tax rate	1.80%	5.90%
Debt/Equity ratio	2.51	2.51
Cost of debt	5.60%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	6.2%	7.9%


Selected WACC	7.1%

POS.KL'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 POS.KL:

cost_of_equity (9.70%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.61) + 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.