The WACC of Union Properties PJSC (UPP.DB) is 9.3%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.80% - 10.90% | 9.85% |
Tax rate | 33.00% - 55.00% | 44.00% |
Cost of debt | 4.70% - 25.90% | 15.30% |
WACC | 7.6% - 11.0% | 9.3% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 5.9% | 6.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Adjusted beta | 0.5 | 0.58 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.80% | 10.90% |
Tax rate | 33.00% | 55.00% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Cost of debt | 4.70% | 25.90% |
After-tax WACC | 7.6% | 11.0% |
Selected WACC | 9.3% | |
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 UPP.DB:
cost_of_equity (9.85%) = risk_free_rate (6.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.5) + 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.