The WACC of Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd (CWY.AX) is 7.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.80% - 10.00% | 8.90% |
| Tax rate | 29.70% - 30.20% | 29.95% |
| Cost of debt | 4.50% - 6.20% | 5.35% |
| WACC | 6.6% - 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.74 | 0.81 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.80% | 10.00% |
| Tax rate | 29.70% | 30.20% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| Cost of debt | 4.50% | 6.20% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.6% | 8.5% |
| Selected WACC | 7.5% | |
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 CWY.AX:
cost_of_equity (8.90%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.74) + 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.