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Corning Natural Gas Holding (Corning Natural Gas Holding) WACC % :8.2% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Corning Natural Gas Holding WACC %?

As of today (2024-04-25), Corning Natural Gas Holding's weighted average cost of capital is 8.2%%. Corning Natural Gas Holding's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Corning Natural Gas Holding earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*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.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


Corning Natural Gas Holding WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corning Natural Gas Holding's WACC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Corning Natural Gas Holding WACC % Chart

Corning Natural Gas Holding Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21
WACC %
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Corning Natural Gas Holding Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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Competitive Comparison of Corning Natural Gas Holding's WACC %

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Corning Natural Gas Holding'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.


Corning Natural Gas Holding's WACC % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Corning Natural Gas Holding's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Corning Natural Gas Holding's WACC % falls into.



Corning Natural Gas Holding 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)

1. Weights:
Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. We need to calculate the weight of equity and the weight of debt.
The market value of equity (E) is also called "Market Cap". As of today, Corning Natural Gas Holding's market capitalization (E) is $76.164 Mil.
The market value of debt is typically difficult to calculate, therefore, GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding the latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together. As of Mar. 2022, Corning Natural Gas Holding's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $62.3414 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 76.164 / (76.164 + 62.3414) = 0.5499
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 62.3414 / (76.164 + 62.3414) = 0.4501

2. Cost of Equity:
GuruFocus uses Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the required rate of return. The formula is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
a) GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.704%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default.
b) Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. Corning Natural Gas Holding's beta 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.
c) (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.
Cost of Equity = 4.704% + 1 * 6% = 10.704%

3. Cost of Debt:
GuruFocus uses latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.
As of Mar. 2022, Corning Natural Gas Holding's interest expense (positive number) was $3.663 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $62.3414 Mil.
Cost of Debt = 3.663 / 62.3414 = 5.8757%.

4. Multiply by one minus TTM Tax Rate:
GuruFocus uses the most recent TTM Tax Expense divided by the most recent TTM Pre-Tax Income to calculate the tax rate. The calculated TTM tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%. If the calculated tax rate is higher than 100%, it is set to 100%. If the calculated tax rate is less than 0%, it is set to 0%.
The latest calculated TTM Tax Rate = 0.277 / 2.222 = 12.47%.

Corning Natural Gas Holding's Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC) for Today is calculated as:

WACC=E / (E + D)*Cost of Equity+D / (E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)
=0.5499*10.704%+0.4501*5.8757%*(1 - 12.47%)
=8.2%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Corning Natural Gas Holding  (OTCPK:CNIG) 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, Corning Natural Gas Holding's weighted average cost of capital is 8.2%%. Corning Natural Gas Holding's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Corning Natural Gas Holding earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*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 one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.
For companies that report quarterly, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's quarterly debt data from the beginning of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report semi-annually, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's semi-annual debt data from the start of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report annually, GuruFocus combines the beginning and ending annual debt data from the most recent year and then calculates the average.

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 the latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


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Corning Natural Gas Holding (Corning Natural Gas Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
330 West William Street, Corning, NY, USA, 14830
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in natural gas and electric distribution. Its segments include Gas Company, Pike, Leatherstocking companies, and Holding company. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from Gas distribution.
Executives
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Michael I German director, officer: CEO and President C/O ENERGY EAST CORP, PO BOX 3287, ITHACA NY 14852-3287
Robert B Johnston director
Joseph P Mirabito director C/O THE WILBER CORPORATION, 245 MAIN STREET, PO BOX 430, ONEONTA NY 13820
Ted W Gibson director 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
George J Welch director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
Cook Henry B Jr director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
William Mirabito director 188 HIGHLAND TERRACE, WEST ONEONTA NY 13861
Russell S Miller officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer
Matthew J Cook officer: SVP & Chief Operations Officer 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Charles A. Lenns officer: Vice President and CFO 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Firouzeh Sarhangi officer: Chief Financial Officer
Stanley G Sleve officer: Vice President Administration
Anita G Zucker 10 percent owner 4838 JENKINS AVE, N CHARLESTON SC 29405