{"id":36223,"date":"2023-07-21T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/?page_id=36223"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:55:20","slug":"wacc-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/business-loan-calculator\/wacc-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"WACC calculator (Weighted average cost of capital)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36223\" class=\"elementor elementor-36223\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9a4d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea9a4d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207c035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"207c035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WACC calculator (Weighted average cost of capital)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672a599c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672a599c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is a financial metric that represents the average cost of financing a company&#8217;s assets, considering both debt and equity components.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ed6007 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"48ed6007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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aria-label=\"Total equity\" inputmode=\"numeric\" required>\n <div class=\"input-group-append\">\n <span class=\"input-group-text\">.00<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <div class=\"label_and_numbers\">\n <label for=\"costOfDebt\">Cost of debt<\/label>\n <div class=\"tag-number\">\n <span id=\"costOfDebtValue\" class=\"value-tag\">8<\/span>%\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"input-group mb-3\">\n <input type=\"range\" class=\"slider\" id=\"costOfDebt\" name=\"costOfDebt\" value=\"8\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\" step=\"1\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <label for=\"totalDebt\">Total debt<\/label>\n <div class=\"input-group mb-3\">\n <div class=\"input-group-prepend\">\n <span class=\"input-group-text\">N$<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <input type=\"text\" id=\"totalDebt\" name=\"totalDebt\" class=\"form-control mask-money\" value=\"600000\" aria-label=\"Total debt\" inputmode=\"numeric\" required>\n <div class=\"input-group-append\">\n <span class=\"input-group-text\">.00<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <div class=\"label_and_numbers\">\n <label for=\"taxRate\">Corporate tax rate<\/label>\n <div class=\"tag-number\">\n <span id=\"taxRateValue\" class=\"value-tag\">0<\/span>%\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"input-group mb-3\">\n <input type=\"range\" class=\"slider\" id=\"taxRate\" name=\"taxRate\" value=\"0\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\" step=\"1\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/form>\n \n <p class=\"note-calculator\">This calculator is intended for illustration purposes only and exact payment terms should be agreed with a lender before taking out a loan.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right_column\">\n <p class=\"title\">Your results<\/p>\n <div class=\"show-number\">\n <p class=\"title-result\">Weighted average cost of capital<\/p>\n <p class=\"number-result\"><span id=\"wacc\">-<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/namibia.swoopfunding.com\/stage\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-dark btn-block\" target=\"_blank\">Get a quote<\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf98574 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf98574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dcdd49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dcdd49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is WACC?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b9eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b9eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WACC, or Weighted average cost of capital, is a financial metric used to assess a company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/business-glossary\/cost-of-capital\/\">cost of capital<\/a>. Alongside being a financial metric that represents the average cost of financing a company&#8217;s assets, it represents the average rate of return a company is expected to pay to all its investors, including shareholders and debt holders, for funding its operations. The lower the WACC in relation to the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/business-glossary\/return-on-investment-roi\/\">return on investment (ROI)<\/a>, the better.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc0ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc0ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to calculate weighted average cost of capital?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22691a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22691a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To calculate the weighted average cost of capital:<\/p><ol><li>Determine the market value of equity (E) and the market value of debt (D). Add these two values to find the total value of the firm (V).<\/li><li>Determine the cost of equity (Re) and the cost of debt (Rd). These are the required rates of return on equity and debt, respectively.<\/li><li>Find the corporate tax rate (Tc) applicable to the company.<\/li><li>Plug the values into the formula to calculate the WACC.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5fcb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c5fcb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585ad65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"585ad65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba14b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ba14b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a37dc uael-faq-box-layout-yes align-at-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"e7a37dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-242' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-87a49ef\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-87a49ef uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-69e80c3bab123\">How to calculate WACC for a private company?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calculating WACC for a private company involves estimating the company's cost of equity and cost of debt. The cost of equity can be derived from comparable publicly traded companies or through methods like the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). The <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/blog\/how-to-calculate-the-cost-of-debt\/\">cost of debt<\/a> can be estimated by analysing the interest rates on similar corporate bonds or loans.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-af3d526\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-af3d526 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-69e80c3bab42a\">Is higher WACC good or bad?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A higher WACC typically indicates a higher cost of capital for the company, which can be considered unfavourable as it may reduce the company's investment opportunities and profitability. However, WACC should be assessed in comparison to the company's <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/na\/business-glossary\/return-on-investment-roi\/\">return on investment<\/a> to determine its overall impact on value creation.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-c73b0cc\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-c73b0cc uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-69e80c3bab479\">What is a good WACC score?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no universally applicable benchmark for a \"good\" WACC score, as it varies depending on factors such as industry, market conditions, and the company's risk profile. 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