The WACC of Victoria Oil & Gas PLC (VOG.L) is 11.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.50% - 8.60% | 7.05% |
| Tax rate | 2.40% - 3.10% | 2.75% |
| Cost of debt | 8.80% - 24.00% | 16.40% |
| WACC | 7.1% - 16.3% | 11.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.25 | 0.52 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 5.50% | 8.60% |
| Tax rate | 2.40% | 3.10% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Cost of debt | 8.80% | 24.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.1% | 16.3% |
| Selected WACC | 11.7% | |
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 VOG.L:
cost_of_equity (7.05%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.25) + 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.