The WACC of Uniti Group Inc (UNIT) is 11.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 11.40% - 16.80% | 14.10% |
| Tax rate | 18.60% - 31.80% | 25.20% |
| Cost of debt | 8.80% - 20.90% | 14.85% |
| WACC | 8.1% - 14.8% | 11.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.65 | 2.14 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 11.40% | 16.80% |
| Tax rate | 18.60% | 31.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| Cost of debt | 8.80% | 20.90% |
| After-tax WACC | 8.1% | 14.8% |
| Selected WACC | 11.5% | |
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 UNIT:
cost_of_equity (14.10%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.65) + 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.