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Quicksilver Resources (FRA:QSR) Beta : N/A (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Quicksilver Resources Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-02), Quicksilver Resources's Beta is Not available.


Quicksilver Resources Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quicksilver Resources's Beta can be seen below:

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Quicksilver Resources Beta Chart

Quicksilver Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.33 1.25 0.53 0.90 -

Quicksilver Resources Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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Competitive Comparison of Quicksilver Resources's Beta

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Quicksilver Resources'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.


Quicksilver Resources's Beta Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Quicksilver Resources's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Quicksilver Resources 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.


Quicksilver Resources  (FRA:QSR) 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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Quicksilver Resources (FRA:QSR) Business Description

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Quicksilver Resources Inc was organized as a Delaware corporation in 1997 and became a public company in 1999. It is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of onshore oil and natural gas in North America and are based in Fort Worth, Texas. The Company focuses on unconventional reservoirs where hydrocarbons may be found in challenging geological conditions, such as fractured shales and coalbeds. Its producing oil and natural gas properties in the United States are principally located in Texas and in Canada in Alberta and British Columbia. Its three core development areas include: Barnett Shale; Horn River; and Horseshoe Canyon. Additionally, It has an oil exploration opportunity in the Delaware basin in western Texas. The Company competes for acquisitions of prospective oil and natural gas properties and oil and gas reserves. Its oil and natural gas operations are focused onshore in North America, in basins containing unconventional reservoirs with predictable, long-lived production. Its current production and development operations are concentrated in its three core areas: the Barnett Shale, Horn River and Horseshoe Canyon. The Company compete for acquisitions of prospective oil and natural gas properties and oil and natural gas reserves. It also compete for drilling rigs and equipment used to drill for and produce oil and natural gas. The Company is subject to a number of federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations, whose purpose is to protect the health and safety of workers, both generally and within Its industry.

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