The WACC of Talos Energy Inc (TALO) is 7.7%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 5.10% - 9.30% | 7.20% |
| Tax rate | 4.60% - 11.40% | 8.00% |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% - 11.60% | 9.30% |
| WACC | 5.7% - 9.6% | 7.7% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Adjusted beta | -0.49 | 0.16 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Cost of equity | 5.10% | 9.30% |
| Tax rate | 4.60% | 11.40% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Cost of debt | 7.00% | 11.60% |
| After-tax WACC | 5.7% | 9.6% |
| Selected WACC | 7.7% | |
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 TALO:
cost_of_equity (7.20%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (-0.49) + risk_adjustments (3.75%)
We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.