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Viemed Healthcare (Viemed Healthcare) Beta : 1.58 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Viemed Healthcare Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-14), Viemed Healthcare's Beta is 1.58.


Viemed Healthcare Beta Historical Data

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

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Viemed Healthcare Beta Chart

Viemed Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 1.08 1.23 1.55 1.50

Viemed Healthcare Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.73 1.46 1.42 1.50 1.51

Competitive Comparison of Viemed Healthcare's Beta

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Viemed Healthcare'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.


Viemed Healthcare's Beta Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Viemed Healthcare's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viemed Healthcare 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.


Viemed Healthcare  (NAS:VMD) 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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Viemed Healthcare (Viemed Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA, USA, 70508
Viemed Healthcare Inc is a provider of equipment and home therapy to patients with respiratory disease, oxygen problems, sleep apnea and PAP treatment. The company also provides services such as respiratory disease management, neuromuscular care, in-home sleep testing and sleep apnea treatment, oxygen therapy, respiratory equipment rentals, and healthcare staffing services.
Executives
Jeremy Trahan officer: Chief Legal Officer 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM RD., LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Timothy Smokoff director 625 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Nitin Kaushal director 625 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Randy E. Dobbs director C/O VIEMED HEALTHCARE, INC, 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Bruce D Greenstein director 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
William Todd Zehnder director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 400 E. KALISTE SALOOM ROAD, SUITE 6000, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Casey Hoyt director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM RD., LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Michael Moore officer: President 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM RD., LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Trae Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer 625 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
William Frazier director, officer: Chief Medical Officer 625 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Jerome Cambre officer: Vice President of Sales 625 E KALISTE SALOOM RD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Sabrina Heltz director 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM ROAD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Ewell Patrick Eagan officer: General Counsel 625 E. KALISTE SALOOM ROAD, LAFAYETTE LA 70508