Analysis

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

WACC is the average rate of return a company is expected to pay to all its security holders to finance its assets. It weights the cost of equity and the cost of debt according to their proportion in the company's capital structure. It is commonly used as the discount rate in DCF analysis.

Formula

WACC = (E/V * Re) + (D/V * Rd * (1-T))

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