RWT
Redwood Trust Inc
Price:  
5.74 
USD
Volume:  
1,758,560.00
United States | Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
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RWT WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) is 12.0%.

The Cost of Equity of Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) is 7.20%.
The Cost of Debt of Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) is 14.40%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 5.40% - 9.00% 7.20%
Tax rate 8.70% - 16.90% 12.80%
Cost of debt 4.90% - 23.90% 14.40%
WACC 4.5% - 19.4% 12.0%
WACC

RWT WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 0.33 0.73
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 5.40% 9.00%
Tax rate 8.70% 16.90%
Debt/Equity ratio 21.9 21.9
Cost of debt 4.90% 23.90%
After-tax WACC 4.5% 19.4%
Selected WACC 12.0%

RWT'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 RWT:

cost_of_equity (7.20%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * 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.