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California Nanotechnologies (TSXV:CNO) Beta : 0.71 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is California Nanotechnologies Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-12), California Nanotechnologies's Beta is 0.71.


California Nanotechnologies Beta Historical Data

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

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California Nanotechnologies Beta Chart

California Nanotechnologies Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 -0.95 1.69 1.67 2.31

California Nanotechnologies Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 2.00 2.31 1.74 1.60 0.73

Competitive Comparison of California Nanotechnologies's Beta

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, California Nanotechnologies'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.


California Nanotechnologies's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, California Nanotechnologies's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



California Nanotechnologies 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.


California Nanotechnologies  (TSXV:CNO) 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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California Nanotechnologies (TSXV:CNO) Business Description

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900, 517 - 10th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 0A8
California Nanotechnologies Corp engages in the production, and research and development of nanostructured components and materials. Its products include precision forged components, thermal spray powders, nano light alloy powders, nanoalloy billets, nano superalloy powders, cemented carbides, and tooling. The company products are used in Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical, and Sport and Recreation industries.