The WACC of QRF Comm. VA (QRF.BR) is 6.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% - 11.80% | 9.85% |
| Tax rate | 5.70% - 20.20% | 12.95% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
| WACC | 5.7% - 7.3% | 6.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.83 | 1.13 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% | 11.80% |
| Tax rate | 5.70% | 20.20% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.7% | 7.3% |
| Selected WACC | 6.5% | |
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 QRF.BR:
cost_of_equity (9.85%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.83) + 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.