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The cost of capital module
Calculate Cost of Capital / Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
professionally and efficiently
Cost of capital is an essential part of any business valuation.
The smartZebra platform enables you to determine compliant cost of capital in a quick and easy way.
Elements for calculating the WACC
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
The WACC (also known as “weighted cost of capital”) is used
to determine a market-based return on total capital.
Both equity and debt are included, taking into account tax effects. The WACC is an integral part of the determination of business value using the DCF approach and in impairment tests.
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Cost of capital features
Features and settings in detail
Beta factor
For the calculation, the median of the peer group's unlevered beta factor is used. Means and quantiles are also shown. The re-levering is based on the individual gearing of the valuation object.
Credit spread
Credit spreads can be calculated for terms of between 1 and 30 years for various ratings. Data is available on a sector-specific basis or as an average of all sectors.
Riskfree base rate
Riskfree base rates for more than 50 countries. You can map the specifications of the IDW S1 and KFS/BW1 standards using the settings for term, riskfree base rate curve, rounding rule and growth rate for present value equivalent interest.
Equity risk premium
The equity risk premium can be set flexibly. This is an equity risk premium before personal taxes on the CAPM. For Germany, the IDW range of recommendation, the recommendation of the capital cost study by KPMG and data from Professor Aswath Damodaran are shown.
Country risk premium
The application of the country risk premium is optional. The data from Prof. Damodaran serve as a basis.
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