The WACC of Softblue SA (SBE.WA) is 9.6%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.20% - 11.60% | 9.90% |
| Tax rate | -% - 0.30% | 0.15% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 8.0% - 11.1% | 9.6% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.42 | 0.69 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.20% | 11.60% |
| Tax rate | -% | 0.30% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| Selected WACC | 9.6% | |
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 SBE.WA:
cost_of_equity (9.90%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.42) + 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.