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Inficon Holding AG (XSWX:IFCN) Beta : 1.76 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Inficon Holding AG Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-10), Inficon Holding AG's Beta is 1.76.


Inficon Holding AG Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inficon Holding AG'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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Inficon Holding AG Beta Chart

Inficon Holding AG 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 0.37 0.83 1.12 1.53 1.66

Inficon Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 1.12 1.48 1.53 1.53 1.66

Competitive Comparison of Inficon Holding AG's Beta

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Inficon Holding AG'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.


Inficon Holding AG's Beta Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Inficon Holding AG's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Inficon Holding AG's Beta falls into.



Inficon Holding AG 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.


Inficon Holding AG  (XSWX:IFCN) 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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Inficon Holding AG (XSWX:IFCN) Business Description

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Hintergasse 15 B, Bad Ragaz, CHE, CH-7310
Inficon Holding AG operates in the technology sector in Switzerland. It caters to the scientific equipment industry by offering products that find their use in various industrial applications such as air conditioning, automotive manufacturing, manufacture of LEDs, semiconductors, and optical and solar devices. Its main products are leak detectors and gauges which help reduce the harmful effects of gases on the environment and reduce energy consumption. The other products in its portfolio comprise of chemical detectors, electron beam gun control, mass spectrometers, gas concentration monitors, vacuum gauge controllers and cables, and vacuum transmitters. The Asia Pacific region accounts for most of the company's product sales.

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