4.7. Cost-of-capital rate


Taking into account parameters obtained in the preceding points, the cost-of-capital rate for the 2016 financial year was calculated, by applying the formula for pre-tax weighted average cost-of-capital1, having been obtained a rate by 8.7304% (vide table 9).

Table 9 - Cost-of-capital rate for 2016

Parameters

2016

Risk-Free Interest Rate

3.09%

Debt Premium

1.58%

Beta

0.767

Risk Premium

6.77%

Gearing

42.58%

Tax Rate

29.50%

Cost of equity

8.28%

Pre-tax WACC

8.7304%

Source: ANACOM calculation and Mazars Report

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1 Pre-tax weighted average cost of capital:Pre-tax weighted average cost of capital (pre-tax WACC).