The WACC of Hut 8 Corp (HUT) is 8.8%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% - 10.10% | 9.00% |
| Tax rate | 7.90% - 15.00% | 11.45% |
| Cost of debt | 5.80% - 7.00% | 6.40% |
| WACC | 7.8% - 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | 1.03 | 1.07 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.90% | 10.10% |
| Tax rate | 7.90% | 15.00% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Cost of debt | 5.80% | 7.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Selected WACC | 8.8% | |
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 HUT:
cost_of_equity (9.00%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.03) + 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.