The WACC of RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (RICK) is 7.2%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 7.00% - 9.40% | 8.20% |
Tax rate | 14.10% - 17.10% | 15.60% |
Cost of debt | 6.10% - 7.60% | 6.85% |
WACC | 6.3% - 8.2% | 7.2% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 0.67 | 0.8 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 7.00% | 9.40% |
Tax rate | 14.10% | 17.10% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.64 | 0.64 |
Cost of debt | 6.10% | 7.60% |
After-tax WACC | 6.3% | 8.2% |
Selected WACC | 7.2% | |
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 RICK:
cost_of_equity (8.20%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.67) + 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.