VEL.L WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Velocity Composites PLC (VEL.L) is 9.6%.

The Cost of Equity of Velocity Composites PLC (VEL.L) is 10.10%.

The Cost of Debt of Velocity Composites PLC (VEL.L) is 7.15%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	8.90% - 11.30%	10.10%
Tax rate	8.10% - 15.50%	11.80%
Cost of debt	7.00% - 7.30%	7.15%
WACC	8.6% - 10.6%	9.6%

WACC

VEL.L WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	4.0%	4.5%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.82	0.91

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	8.90%	11.30%

Tax rate	8.10%	15.50%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.16	0.16
Cost of debt	7.00%	7.30%

After-tax WACC	8.6%	10.6%


Selected WACC	9.6%

VEL.L's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 VEL.L:

cost_of_equity (10.10%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.82) + 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.