The WACC of Soitec SA (SOI.PA) is 9.1%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.70% - 13.40% | 11.05% |
Tax rate | 3.30% - 6.60% | 4.95% |
Cost of debt | 4.00% - 4.50% | 4.25% |
WACC | 7.3% - 10.8% | 9.1% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.0% | 3.5% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.99 | 1.38 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.70% | 13.40% |
Tax rate | 3.30% | 6.60% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Cost of debt | 4.00% | 4.50% |
After-tax WACC | 7.3% | 10.8% |
Selected WACC | 9.1% | |
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 SOI.PA:
cost_of_equity (11.05%) = risk_free_rate (3.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.99) + 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.