This is a simple explanation of WACC.
WACC stands for Weighted Average Cost of Capital.
In simple terms, WACC is the average cost a business incurs to raise money (capital) to finance its operations and growth.
Think of it this way:
Imagine you want to start a business and you need ₦10 million. You decide to raise the money from three different sources:
Bank Loan (Debt): ₦4 million
Your own money or investors' money (Equity): ₦5 million
Preference Shares: ₦1 million
Each source of funding has a cost:
The bank charges 12% interest on the loan. (Tax Deductible)
Equity investors expect a 20% return because they are taking more risk.
Preference shareholders expect a 10% dividend.
Now, you can't simply average 12%, 20%, and 10% because you didn't raise the same amount from each source. You raised more from equity than from preference shares.
Instead, each cost is weighted based on how much of the total capital it represents.
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Even Musa (a.s) had intrusive thoughts:
“What if they reject me?”
“What if I can’t speak?”
“What if they hurt me?”
(Quran 26:12 -14)
But Allah didn’t tell him to “stop worry”
He said “ I am with you” (20:46)
Allah still chooses you despite all that overthinking of yours.
It was before, I used to held the opinion that ICAN should restrict the criteria for writing the exam. But on the other hand when I see the fluidity it gives, and the opportunity it creates for people from other career path. I just had to agree with ICAN.
After all is said and done, we can all agree that Accounting is the greatest degree/certification out there.
Those who proudly ran off to the science classes and courses are now back chasing the bag with us.
God bless ICAN for saving many of you from unemployment😊
Cheers.
This took my breath away: We didn't name the slaughtered children because Israel would go after their remaining family.
We can't even name the victims of the deplorable genocidaries.