Sun Healthcare - WACC Analysis

Sun Healthcare (Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis)



Helpful Information for Sun Healthcare's Analysis

What is the WACC Formula? Analyst use the WACC Discount Rate (weighted average cost of capital) to determine Sun Healthcare's investment risk. WACC Formula = Cost of Equity (CAPM) * Common Equity + (Cost of Debt) * Total Debt. The result of this calculation is an essential input for the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis for Sun Healthcare. Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price for investments in Sun Healthcare before they make value investing decisions. This WACC analysis is used in Sun Healthcare's discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation and see how the WACC calculation affect's Sun Healthcare's company valuation.

WACC Analysis Information

1. The WACC (discount rate) calculation for Sun Healthcare uses comparable companies to produce a single WACC (discount rate). An industry average WACC (discount rate) is the most accurate for Sun Healthcare over the long term. If there are any short-term differences between the industry WACC and Sun Healthcare's WACC (discount rate), then Sun Healthcare is more likely to revert to the industry WACC (discount rate) over the long term.

2. The WACC calculation uses the higher of Sun Healthcare's WACC or the risk free rate, because no investment can have a cost of capital that is better than risk free. This situation may occur if the beta is negative and Sun Healthcare uses a significant proportion of equity capital.