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Mesoblast (Mesoblast) Beta : 1.09 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Mesoblast Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-02), Mesoblast's Beta is 1.09.


Mesoblast Beta Historical Data

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

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Mesoblast Beta Chart

Mesoblast Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 1.65 2.08 2.08 1.34

Mesoblast 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 1.56 1.88 1.34 - 0.65

Competitive Comparison of Mesoblast's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Mesoblast'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.


Mesoblast's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Mesoblast's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mesoblast 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.


Mesoblast  (OTCPK:MEOBF) 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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Mesoblast (Mesoblast) Business Description

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Level 38, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Mesoblast Ltd is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It develops and commercializes innovative allogeneic cellular medicines to treat complex diseases resistant to the conventional standard of care. Its portfolio of Phase 3 product candidates comprises remestemcel-L for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease (SR-aGVHD), and for moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and others.