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Rockwool AS (OCSE:ROCK A) Beta : 1.37 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Rockwool AS Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-11), Rockwool AS's Beta is 1.37.


Rockwool AS Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rockwool AS'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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Rockwool AS Beta Chart

Rockwool AS 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 0.31 0.80 1.22 1.58 1.39

Rockwool AS 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 1.58 1.44 1.30 1.20 1.39

Competitive Comparison of Rockwool AS's Beta

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Rockwool AS'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.


Rockwool AS's Beta Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Rockwool AS's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rockwool AS 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.


Rockwool AS  (OCSE:ROCK A) 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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Rockwool AS (OCSE:ROCK A) Business Description

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Hovedgaden 584, Hedehusene, DNK, 2640
Rockwool AS manufactures and sells building materials, including insulation, and roofing systems. The company organizes itself into two segments based on the product: Insulation and Systems. The Insulation segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells building, industrial, and technical insulation and external thermal insulation wall systems to the construction industry. The Systems business sells acoustic ceilings and wall systems, external cladding systems, horticultural substrate solutions, engineered fiber solutions, and noise and vibration control to the construction and automotive industries. The majority of sales come from Europe.

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