LAPSE:2023.30273
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LAPSE:2023.30273
Energy Sector Risk and Cost of Capital Assessment—Companies and Investors Perspective
April 14, 2023
This paper aims to identify the costs of capital in a group of companies from the energy sector by including an investor and market risk approach. The study also concerns the company’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) cost intra-industry analysis related to sector characteristics such as total assets, revenues, market capitalization, and companies’ age. In order to assess the intergroup relationships, basic correlation relationships were compared and a nonparametric test of variance was performed. The period under study covered the years 2015−2019. The conducted research evaluates groups of companies that dedicated their activity to a particular energy intra-industry division under numerous regulations in Europe. The study contributes to assessing the level of risk among energy listed companies in European capital markets based on capital structure valuation. The study results underline the role of the cost of equity financing, which was twice as high as the cost of debt. The highest WACC was related to the Beta indicator that also expressed the political and regulatory risk over the investigated period. Across debt cost analysis, the role of effective tax rate decreased the level of WACC. The highest level of WACC was noticed among uranium and integrated oil and gas companies. The study contributes to information asymmetry theory related to the cost of capital assumptions.
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cost of capital, European energy sector, intra-industry analysis, WACC
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Franc-Dąbrowska J, Mądra-Sawicka M, Milewska A. Energy Sector Risk and Cost of Capital Assessment—Companies and Investors Perspective. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30273
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Franc-Dąbrowska J: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Mądra-Sawicka M: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland [ORCID]
Milewska A: Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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Energies
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14
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6
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1613
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2021
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2021-03-14
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1996-1073
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