SWBI WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The WACC of Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (SWBI) is 8.6%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 8.4% - 10.7% | 9.55% |
| Tax rate | 23.2% - 23.5% | 23.35% |
| Cost of debt | 4.8% - 5.0% | 4.9% |
| WACC | 7.6% - 9.6% | 8.6% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.98 | 1.04 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| Tax rate | 23.2% | 23.5% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Cost of debt | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Selected WACC | 8.6% | |
| Debt/Equity | Unlevered | |||
| Peers | Company Name | ratio | Beta | beta |
| SWBI | Smith & Wesson Brands Inc | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.39 |
| CLAR | Clarus Corp | 0.02 | 0.7 | 0.69 |
| ELY | Callaway Golf Co | 0.3 | 1.75 | 1.42 |
| ESCA | Escalade Inc | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0.45 |
| LEAT | Leatt Corp | 0.02 | 0.94 | 0.93 |
| MCFT | Mastercraft Boat Holdings Inc | 0.17 | 0.9 | 0.79 |
| NLS | Nautilus Inc | 0.96 | 1.59 | 0.92 |
| POWW | Ammo Munitions Inc | 0.06 | 1.15 | 1.1 |
| TOY.TO | Spin Master Corp | 0.29 | 1.17 | 0.95 |
| YETI | Yeti Holdings Inc | 0.03 | 0.91 | 0.89 |
| Low | High | |
| Unlevered beta | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| Relevered beta | 0.97 | 1.06 |
| Adjusted relevered beta | 0.98 | 1.04 |
SWBI'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 SWBI:
cost_of_equity (9.55%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (0.98) + 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.