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BML (BMLKF) Beta : -0.02 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is BML Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-22), BML's Beta is -0.02.


BML Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for BML's Beta 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.
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BML Beta Chart

BML Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.03 -0.02 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02

BML Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beta 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02

Competitive Comparison of BML's Beta

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, BML's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


BML's Beta Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, BML's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BML's Beta falls into.



BML Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


BML  (OTCPK:BMLKF) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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BML (BMLKF) Business Description

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5-21-3 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 1510051
BML Inc provides laboratory testing services in Japan through a network of regional facilities. Its core clinical testing business provides a range of general and specialty laboratory tests, as well as microbiological tests that can be used for applications like food sanitation and environmental analysis. BML often uses automated systems to process and analyze these test samples. In addition to its clinical testing business, BML also has a medical information systems business and a genome-related business. The medical information systems business provides electronic medical charts and information systems that can be used in conjunction with its laboratory tests. The genome business provides gene analysis services.