The WACC of YTL Hospitality REIT (YTLREIT.KL) is 7.3%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.30% - 9.90% | 8.60% |
| Tax rate | 3.70% - 3.90% | 3.80% |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% - 9.00% | 6.50% |
| WACC | 5.4% - 9.2% | 7.3% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.51 | 0.65 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.30% | 9.90% |
| Tax rate | 3.70% | 3.90% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Cost of debt | 4.00% | 9.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.4% | 9.2% |
| Selected WACC | 7.3% | |
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 YTLREIT.KL:
cost_of_equity (8.60%) = risk_free_rate (4.05%) + equity_risk_premium (7.35%) * adjusted_beta (0.51) + 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.