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Robinhood Markets (Robinhood Markets) WACC % :8.99% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Robinhood Markets WACC %?

As of today (2024-04-25), Robinhood Markets's weighted average cost of capital is 8.99%%. Robinhood Markets's ROIC % is -3.30% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Robinhood Markets earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.

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


Robinhood Markets WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Robinhood Markets'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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Robinhood Markets WACC % Chart

Robinhood Markets Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
WACC %
- - 5.77 7.60 7.87

Robinhood Markets Quarterly Data
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WACC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.60 7.73 7.96 8.21 7.87

Competitive Comparison of Robinhood Markets's WACC %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Robinhood Markets'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.


Robinhood Markets's WACC % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Robinhood Markets's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Robinhood Markets's WACC % falls into.



Robinhood Markets 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, Robinhood Markets's market capitalization (E) is $14972.253 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, Robinhood Markets's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $2843.4 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 14972.253 / (14972.253 + 2843.4) = 0.8404
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 2843.4 / (14972.253 + 2843.4) = 0.1596

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 4.696%. 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. Robinhood Markets's beta cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.
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 = 4.696% + 1 * 6% = 10.696%

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, Robinhood Markets's interest expense (positive number) was $-0 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $2843.4 Mil.
Cost of Debt = -0 / 2843.4 = 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 = 8 / -533 = -1.5%, which is less than 0%. Therefore it's set to 0%.

Robinhood Markets'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)
=0.8404*10.696%+0.1596*0%*(1 - 0%)
=8.99%

* 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.


Robinhood Markets  (NAS:HOOD) 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, Robinhood Markets's weighted average cost of capital is 8.99%%. Robinhood Markets's ROIC % is -3.30% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Robinhood Markets earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.


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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Robinhood Markets (Robinhood Markets) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
85 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Robinhood Markets Inc is creating a modern financial services platform. It designs its own products and services and delivers them through a single, app-based cloud platform supported by proprietary technology. Its vertically integrated platform has enabled the introduction of new products and services such as cryptocurrency trading, dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, recurring investments, and IPO Access. It earns transaction-based revenues from routing user orders for options, equities, and cryptocurrencies to market makers when a routed order is executed.
Executives
Baiju Bhatt director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Creative Officer C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC., 85 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Vladimir Tenev director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC., 85 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jason Warnick officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Gallagher Daniel Martin Jr officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC., 85 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Index Ventures Vi Parallel Entrepreneur Fund (jersey) Lp director, 10 percent owner NO. 1 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER, CHANNEL ISLANDS Y9 JE48YJ
Steven M. Quirk officer: Chief Brokerage Officer C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC., 85 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Scott D Sandell director, 10 percent owner
Florence Anthony A. Jr. director, 10 percent owner 5425 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Mohamad Makhzoumi director, 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Meyer Malka director 364 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Forest Baskett director, 10 percent owner
Frances X Frei director ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC., 5008 AIRPORT RD, ROANOKE VA 24012
Gretchen Howard officer: Chief Operating Officer 707 MENLO AVENUE, SUITE 110, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Oluwadara Johnson Treseder director C/O ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC., 85 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Aparna Chennapragada officer: Chief Product Officer C/O EBAY, INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125