NETWORK18.NS WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18.NS) is 11.7%.

The Cost of Equity of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18.NS) is 15.05%.

The Cost of Debt of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd (NETWORK18.NS) is 6.85%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	11.10% - 19.00%	15.05%
Tax rate	1.00% - 5.20%	3.10%
Cost of debt	6.70% - 7.00%	6.85%
WACC	9.3% - 14.1%	11.7%

WACC

NETWORK18.NS WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	6.9%	7.4%
Equity market risk premium	8.3%	9.3%
Adjusted beta	0.5	1.2

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	11.10%	19.00%

Tax rate	1.00%	5.20%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.67	0.67
Cost of debt	6.70%	7.00%

After-tax WACC	9.3%	14.1%


Selected WACC	11.7%

NETWORK18.NS's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

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 NETWORK18.NS:

cost_of_equity (15.05%) = risk_free_rate (7.15%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.5) + 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.