The WACC of US Lighting Group Inc (USLG) is 4.0%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 4.00% - 8.70% | 6.35% |
| Tax rate | 26.20% - 27.00% | 26.60% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 3.7% - 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | -0.52 | 0.24 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 2.5% | 3.0% |
| Cost of equity | 4.00% | 8.70% |
| Tax rate | 26.20% | 27.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Selected WACC | 4.0% | |
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 USLG:
cost_of_equity (6.35%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (-0.52) + risk_adjustments (2.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.