WACC Analysis of Banks: Take JPMorgan Chase and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China as Examples

Abstract

The world’s overall economic level has improved, and the financial system has also been continuously improved. Among them, international banks have long become the backbone of the financial system. At the same time, various financial instruments such as WACC (Weight Average Cost of Capital) are constantly being applied to the management and investment direction of international banks. In the process of applying the WACC decision-making model to some international banks, some problems were encountered and solutions were proposed for reference. This also provided a reference for the further improvement of the financial system and the progress and development of the financial market. This article discusses the possible significant differences in the WACC capital structure decision-making model used by JPMorgan Chase and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and discusses the reasons for this difference. The use of the WACC capital structure decision-making model can enrich the application background to a certain extent and better guide investment.