STERV.HE WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Stora Enso Oyj (STERV.HE) is 7.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Stora Enso Oyj (STERV.HE) is 9.80%.

The Cost of Debt of Stora Enso Oyj (STERV.HE) is 5.50%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	8.20% - 11.40%	9.80%
Tax rate	15.60% - 18.50%	17.05%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 7.00%	5.50%
WACC	6.0% - 8.7%	7.3%

WACC

STERV.HE WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.7%	3.2%
Equity market risk premium	5.7%	6.7%
Adjusted beta	0.96	1.15

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	8.20%	11.40%

Tax rate	15.60%	18.50%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.87	0.87
Cost of debt	4.00%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	6.0%	8.7%


Selected WACC	7.3%

STERV.HE'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 STERV.HE:

cost_of_equity (9.80%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (6.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.96) + 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.