BZFD WACC: 12.42% for BuzzFeed, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Current inputs imply a 10.78% cost of equity and a 17.31% pre-tax cost of debt. Use this discount rate as a starting point for DCF validation.
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BuzzFeed, Inc. Class A Common Stock (BZFD) WACC in context
BuzzFeed, Inc. Class A Common Stock (BZFD) currently screens with an estimated WACC of 12.42%. That blends a 10.78% cost of equity, a 17.31% pre-tax cost of debt, and a 74.81% equity weight into the discount rate you would typically use in a DCF model.
screens as a relatively high discount rate, which makes valuation more sensitive to execution and capital structure risk.
A 12.42% discount rate screens as a relatively high discount rate, which makes valuation more sensitive to execution and capital structure risk.
This page combines CAPM-based cost of equity with SEC-derived debt and capital structure inputs. The current beta is 1.47 and equity accounts for 74.81% of capital.
Validate business quality on the company page, then carry the same discount-rate assumptions into the DCF page to test fair value sensitivity.
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR and Polygon.io. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research before making investment decisions.