The WACC of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF.NS) is 15.6%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 15.90% - 21.10% | 18.50% |
Tax rate | 25.30% - 25.70% | 25.50% |
Cost of debt | 7.50% - 10.50% | 9.00% |
WACC | 13.4% - 17.9% | 15.6% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 6.9% | 7.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Adjusted beta | 1.09 | 1.42 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 15.90% | 21.10% |
Tax rate | 25.30% | 25.70% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.32 | 0.32 |
Cost of debt | 7.50% | 10.50% |
After-tax WACC | 13.4% | 17.9% |
Selected WACC | 15.6% | |
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 RCF.NS:
cost_of_equity (18.50%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (1.09) + 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.