The WACC of Vilniaus Baldai AB (VBL1L.VS) is 8.6%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 6.60% - 9.70% | 8.15% |
| Tax rate | 9.00% - 14.80% | 11.90% |
| Cost of debt | 5.90% - 15.20% | 10.55% |
| WACC | 6.0% - 11.2% | 8.6% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.3% | 7.3% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.49 | 0.71 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 6.60% | 9.70% |
| Tax rate | 9.00% | 14.80% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.87 | 0.87 |
| Cost of debt | 5.90% | 15.20% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.0% | 11.2% |
| Selected WACC | 8.6% | |
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 VBL1L.VS:
cost_of_equity (8.15%) = risk_free_rate (3.65%) + equity_risk_premium (6.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.49) + 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.