The WACC of Ryman Healthcare Ltd (RYM.NZ) is 9.4%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.80% - 11.40% | 9.60% |
| Tax rate | 16.60% - 31.00% | 23.80% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 21.30% | 12.65% |
| WACC | 5.9% - 12.8% | 9.4% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.68 | 0.99 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.80% | 11.40% |
| Tax rate | 16.60% | 31.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.71 | 0.71 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 21.30% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.9% | 12.8% |
| Selected WACC | 9.4% | |
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 RYM.NZ:
cost_of_equity (9.60%) = risk_free_rate (4.55%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.68) + 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.