The WACC of Telestrada SA (TLS.WA) is 9.5%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 11.40% - 14.10% | 12.75% |
Tax rate | 20.10% - 25.20% | 22.65% |
Cost of debt | 6.10% - 9.90% | 8.00% |
WACC | 8.1% - 10.8% | 9.5% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.5% | 6.0% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
Adjusted beta | 0.93 | 1.04 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 11.40% | 14.10% |
Tax rate | 20.10% | 25.20% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 1 | 1 |
Cost of debt | 6.10% | 9.90% |
After-tax WACC | 8.1% | 10.8% |
Selected WACC | 9.5% | |
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 TLS.WA:
cost_of_equity (12.75%) = risk_free_rate (5.75%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.93) + 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.