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Aeva Technologies (Aeva Technologies) WACC % :15.18% (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Aeva Technologies WACC %?

As of today (2024-05-03), Aeva Technologies's weighted average cost of capital is 15.18%%. Aeva Technologies's ROIC % is -474.14% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Aeva Technologies earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


Aeva Technologies WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aeva Technologies'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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Aeva Technologies WACC % Chart

Aeva Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
WACC %
- - 7.48 9.59 9.54

Aeva Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Aeva Technologies's WACC %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Aeva Technologies'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.


Aeva Technologies's WACC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aeva Technologies's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aeva Technologies's WACC % falls into.



Aeva Technologies 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, Aeva Technologies's market capitalization (E) is $180.458 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, Aeva Technologies's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $7.0714 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 180.458 / (180.458 + 7.0714) = 0.9623
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 7.0714 / (180.458 + 7.0714) = 0.0377

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 4.497%. 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. Aeva Technologies's beta is 1.88.
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 = 4.497% + 1.88 * 6% = 15.777%

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, Aeva Technologies's interest expense (positive number) was $-0 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $7.0714 Mil.
Cost of Debt = -0 / 7.0714 = 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 / -149.333 = 0%.

Aeva Technologies'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)
=0.9623*15.777%+0.0377*0%*(1 - 0%)
=15.18%

* 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.


Aeva Technologies  (NYSE:AEVA) 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, Aeva Technologies's weighted average cost of capital is 15.18%%. Aeva Technologies's ROIC % is -474.14% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Aeva Technologies earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


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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Aeva Technologies (Aeva Technologies) Business Description

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Address
555 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Aeva Technologies Inc through its Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) sensing technology, designs a 4D LiDAR-on-chip that, along with its proprietary software applications, has the potential to enable the adoption of LiDAR across broad applications from automated driving to consumer electronics, consumer health, industrial automation, and security application.
Executives
Stephen Paul Zadesky director 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sylebra Capital Ltd director, 10 percent owner 28 HENNESSY ROAD, 20TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG K3 00000
Soroush Salehian Dardashti director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Erin L Polek director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Eberle Christopher G Jr director 14 E. 4TH ST SUITE 405, NEW YORK NY 10012
Daniel Patrick Gibson 10 percent owner 400 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1200, SEATTLE WA 98109
Saurabh Sinha officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Peter Hebert 10 percent owner C/O LUX VENTURES, 295 MADISON AVE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Shahin Farshchi director 11740 WILSHIRE BLVD, #A1309, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Hrach Simonian director 285 RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 250, WESTPORT CT 06880
Mina Rezk director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CTO C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Josh Wolfe 10 percent owner C/O LUX HEALTH TECH ACQUISITION CORP., 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Co-invest Opportunities, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O LUX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Co-invest Partners, Llc 10 percent owner C/O LUX CAPITAL, 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Venture Partners Iv, Llc 10 percent owner 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010