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SECOM Co (SECOM Co) Beta : 0.43 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is SECOM Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-28), SECOM Co's Beta is 0.43.


SECOM Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for SECOM Co'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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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SECOM Co Beta Chart

SECOM Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 0.08 0.28 0.21 0.60

SECOM Co 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 0.45 0.60 0.66 0.61 0.42

Competitive Comparison of SECOM Co's Beta

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, SECOM Co'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.


SECOM Co's Beta Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, SECOM Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



SECOM Co 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.


SECOM Co  (OTCPK:SOMLY) 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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SECOM Co (SECOM Co) Business Description

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Address
5-1, Jingumae 1-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0001
SECOM Co Ltd is a provider of security services and surveillance systems. The company operates seven business segments: security services, fire protection services, medical services, insurance services, geographic information services, information- and communication-related services, and real estate and other services. The largest segment by revenue, security services, offers electronic security services and systems, including online commercial and home security systems and large-scale surveillance services. Other segments offer fire protection and detection services, as well as medical dispensing services for home care and hospitals. The company generates most of its revenue in Japan.

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