The WACC of XP Power Ltd (XPP.L) is 11.4%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 9.40% - 13.30% | 11.35% |
Tax rate | 20.90% - 27.30% | 24.10% |
Cost of debt | 6.90% - 24.00% | 15.45% |
WACC | 7.6% - 15.2% | 11.4% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 4.0% | 4.5% |
Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Adjusted beta | 0.91 | 1.19 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 9.40% | 13.30% |
Tax rate | 20.90% | 27.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 0.82 | 0.82 |
Cost of debt | 6.90% | 24.00% |
After-tax WACC | 7.6% | 15.2% |
Selected WACC | 11.4% | |
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 XPP.L:
cost_of_equity (11.35%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.91) + 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.