The WACC of Guangdong Join-Share Financing Guarantee Investment Co Ltd (1543.HK) is 6.0%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.70% - 19.00% | 13.35% |
| Tax rate | 27.60% - 32.30% | 29.95% |
| Cost of debt | 4.80% - 5.10% | 4.95% |
| WACC | 4.6% - 7.4% | 6.0% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.81 | 2.17 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.70% | 19.00% |
| Tax rate | 27.60% | 32.30% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 2.97 | 2.97 |
| Cost of debt | 4.80% | 5.10% |
| After-tax WACC | 4.6% | 7.4% |
| Selected WACC | 6.0% | |
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 1543.HK:
cost_of_equity (13.35%) = risk_free_rate (3.15%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.81) + 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.