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Electrameccanica Vehicles (Electrameccanica Vehicles) WACC % :5.73% (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Electrameccanica Vehicles WACC %?

As of today (2024-06-05), Electrameccanica Vehicles's weighted average cost of capital is 5.73%%. Electrameccanica Vehicles's ROIC % is -114.59% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Electrameccanica Vehicles 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.


Electrameccanica Vehicles WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electrameccanica Vehicles'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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Electrameccanica Vehicles WACC % Chart

Electrameccanica Vehicles Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
WACC %
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Electrameccanica Vehicles Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Electrameccanica Vehicles's WACC %

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Electrameccanica Vehicles'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.


Electrameccanica Vehicles's WACC % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Electrameccanica Vehicles's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electrameccanica Vehicles's WACC % falls into.



Electrameccanica Vehicles 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, Electrameccanica Vehicles's market capitalization (E) is $25.357 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 Dec. 2023, Electrameccanica Vehicles's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $17.5462 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 25.357 / (25.357 + 17.5462) = 0.591
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 17.5462 / (25.357 + 17.5462) = 0.409

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 3.6959%. 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. Electrameccanica Vehicles'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 = 3.6959% + 1 * 6% = 9.6959%

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 Dec. 2023, Electrameccanica Vehicles's interest expense (positive number) was $-0 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $17.5462 Mil.
Cost of Debt = -0 / 17.5462 = 0%.

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 = 0.001 / -57.582 = -0%.

Electrameccanica Vehicles'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)
=0.591*9.6959%+0.409*0%*(1 - -0%)
=5.73%

* 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.


Electrameccanica Vehicles  (NAS:SOLO) 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, Electrameccanica Vehicles's weighted average cost of capital is 5.73%%. Electrameccanica Vehicles's ROIC % is -114.59% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Electrameccanica Vehicles 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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Electrameccanica Vehicles (Electrameccanica Vehicles) Business Description

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Address
8057 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5M8
Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp Ltd is a development-stage electric vehicle or EV, designer and manufacturer company. The company's product line targets urban commuters, commercial fleets/deliveries and shared mobility seeking to commute in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner. The company's first flagship EV is the SOLO, a single-seat vehicle, of which it has built 64 prototype vehicles in-house and 60 pre-production vehicles with its manufacturing partner, Zongshen. The company's reportable business segments include Electric Vehicles which is the development and manufacture of electric vehicles for mass markets, and Custom built vehicles which is the development and manufacture of high-end custom-built vehicles.
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