The WACC of President Energy PLC (PPC.L) is 7.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.60% - 9.30% | 7.95% |
| Tax rate | 13.00% - 14.90% | 13.95% |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% - 10.20% | 8.60% |
| WACC | 6.2% - 8.9% | 7.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.4% | 7.4% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.33 | 0.53 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.60% | 9.30% |
| Tax rate | 13.00% | 14.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 2.63 | 2.63 |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% | 10.20% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.2% | 8.9% |
| Selected WACC | 7.5% | |
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 PPC.L:
cost_of_equity (7.95%) = risk_free_rate (4.65%) + equity_risk_premium (6.90%) * adjusted_beta (0.33) + 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.