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Awakn Life Sciences (NEOE:AWKN) WACC %

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As of today (2023-03-22), Awakn Life Sciences's weighted average cost of capital is %. Awakn Life Sciences's ROIC % is -223.72% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Awakn Life Sciences generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.


Awakn Life Sciences WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Awakn Life Sciences's WACC % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Awakn Life Sciences's WACC %, along with its competitors' market caps and WACC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

   

Awakn Life Sciences WACC % Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Awakn Life Sciences's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Awakn Life Sciences's WACC % falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the WACC %'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



Awakn Life Sciences WACC % Calculation

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. WACC is the average of the costs of these sources of financing, each of which is weighted by its respective use in the given situation. By taking a weighted average, we can see how much interest the company has to pay for every dollar it finances.

WACC=E/(E + D)*Cost of Equity+D/(E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)


Awakn Life Sciences  (NEOE:AWKN) WACC % Explanation

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher ROIC % than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Awakn Life Sciences's weighted average cost of capital is %. Awakn Life Sciences's ROIC % is -223.72% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Awakn Life Sciences generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.


Be Aware

1. GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding latest two-year average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.

2. The WACC formula discussed above does not include Preferred Stock. Please adjust if preferred stock is considered.

3. (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.

4. GuruFocus uses last fiscal year end Interest Expense divided by the latest two-year average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


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Awakn Life Sciences (NEOE:AWKN) Business Description

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301?217 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 0R2
Awakn Life Sciences Corp is a Canadian biotechnology company with clinical operations researching, developing, and delivering psychedelic medicine to treat addiction. It is engaged in researching and developing psychedelic drugs, therapies, and enabling technologies to treat addiction and delivering psychedelic treatments for addiction in clinics in the UK and EU.

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