We need to calculate cost of capital (WACC) for the company EnCana.
The formula for weighted
average cost of capital is given below.
𝐸 𝐷
𝑊𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 𝐾𝑒 ( ) + 𝐾𝑑 ( )(1 − 𝑡)
𝐷+𝐸 𝐷+𝐸
To calculate cost of capital we need five unknowns mentioned in above formula
1. Total Debt = D
2. Total Equity = E
3. Tax Rate = t
4. Cost of Debt = 𝐾𝑑
5. Cost of Equity = 𝐾𝑒
Calculations:
1. Total Debt (D) = 5278 + 1278 + 1425 + 73
= 8054
2. Total Equity (E) = 5264 + 10743
= 16007
𝐷 8054
= = 0.3347
𝐷+𝐸 8054 + 16007
𝐸 16007
= = 0.6652
𝐷+𝐸 8054 + 16007
1260
3. Tax Rate (t) =
4089
= 0.3081
𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒
4. Cost of Debt (𝐾𝑑 ) =
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑒𝑏𝑡
524
=
8054
= 6.5%
5. Cost of Equity (𝐾𝑒 ) = 𝑅𝑓 + 𝛽 (𝑅𝑚 − 𝑅𝑓 )
𝑅𝑓 = Long term government bond rate = 4.2%
Β = 1.27
𝑅𝑚 = Arthmatic Average Market return = 13.9%
𝐾𝑒 = 4.2 + 1.27 (13.9 − 4.2)
= 16.519%
𝐸 𝐷
𝑊𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 𝐾𝑒 ( ) + 𝐾𝑑 ( )(1 − 𝑡)
𝐷+𝐸 𝐷+𝐸
𝑊𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 16.519 (0.6652) + 6.5 (0.3347)(1 − 0.3081)
𝑊𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 10.9884 + 1.5052
𝑊𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 12.4936%