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Kenon Holdings (Kenon Holdings) Beta : 1.03 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Kenon Holdings Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-21), Kenon Holdings's Beta is 1.03.


Kenon Holdings Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kenon Holdings'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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Kenon Holdings Beta Chart

Kenon Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 1.66 1.51 1.39 1.11

Kenon Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.39 1.27 0.94 0.98 1.11

Competitive Comparison of Kenon Holdings's Beta

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Kenon Holdings'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.


Kenon Holdings's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Kenon Holdings's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kenon Holdings 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.


Kenon Holdings  (NYSE:KEN) 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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Kenon Holdings (Kenon Holdings) Business Description

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Address
1 Temasek Avenue, No. 37-02B, Millenia Tower, Singapore, SGP, 039192
Kenon Holdings Ltd is a holding company that operates dynamic, growth-oriented, businesses. The company's operating segments include OPC; CPV Group; Quantum and ZIM. It generates maximum revenue from the OPC segment. OPC operates in the Israeli electricity generation sector, including the initiation, development, construction, and operation of power plants and the sale and supply of electricity. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Israel.