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Golden Arrow Merger (Golden Arrow Merger) WACC % :0% (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Golden Arrow Merger WACC %?

As of today (2024-05-17), Golden Arrow Merger's weighted average cost of capital is 0%%. Golden Arrow Merger's ROIC % is -5.81% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Golden Arrow Merger 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.


Golden Arrow Merger WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Golden Arrow Merger'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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Golden Arrow Merger WACC % Chart

Golden Arrow Merger Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
WACC %
7.52 9.87 9.76

Golden Arrow Merger Quarterly Data
Jan21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
WACC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.87 9.45 9.76 10.52 9.76

Competitive Comparison of Golden Arrow Merger's WACC %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Golden Arrow Merger'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.


Golden Arrow Merger's WACC % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Golden Arrow Merger's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Golden Arrow Merger's WACC % falls into.



Golden Arrow Merger 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, Golden Arrow Merger's market capitalization (E) is $0.000 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, Golden Arrow Merger's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $1.0352 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 0.000 / (0.000 + 1.0352) = 0
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 1.0352 / (0.000 + 1.0352) = 1

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 4.389%. 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. Golden Arrow Merger's beta is 0.08.
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 = 4.389% + 0.08 * 6% = 4.869%

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, Golden Arrow Merger's interest expense (positive number) was $-0 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $1.0352 Mil.
Cost of Debt = -0 / 1.0352 = 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 = 0.653 / -0.634 = -103%, which is less than 0%. Therefore it's set to 0%.

Golden Arrow Merger'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*4.869%+1*0%*(1 - 0%)
=0%

* 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.


Golden Arrow Merger  (NAS:GAMCU) 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, Golden Arrow Merger's weighted average cost of capital is 0%%. Golden Arrow Merger's ROIC % is -5.81% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Golden Arrow Merger 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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Golden Arrow Merger (Golden Arrow Merger) Business Description

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Address
10 E. 53rd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Golden Arrow Merger Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
Lloyd H Dean director 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Steven M Klosk director C/O CAMBREX CORP, ONE MEADOWLANDS PLZ, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Brett H Barth director COWEN INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Andrew Rechtschaffen director, 10 percent owner C/O OBREM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 733 THIRD AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jack Hidary director 3 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy C Babich 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & CFO 1901 N ROSELLE RD., SUITE 55, SCHAUMBURG IL 60195
Lance L. Hirt director, 10 percent owner LINDSAY GOLDBERG, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jacob Doft director, 10 percent owner C/O GOLDEN ARROW MERGER CORP., 10 E. 53RD STREET, 13TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Golden Arrow Sponsor, Llc 10 percent owner 10 E. 53RD STREET, 13TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022