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Mediclinic International (Mediclinic International) Volatility : 18.78% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Mediclinic International Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-25), Mediclinic International's Volatility is 18.78%.


Competitive Comparison of Mediclinic International's Volatility

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Mediclinic International's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


Mediclinic International's Volatility Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Mediclinic International's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mediclinic International's Volatility falls into.



Mediclinic International  (OTCPK:ANHGY) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* 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.


Mediclinic International  (OTCPK:ANHGY) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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Mediclinic International (Mediclinic International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
65 Gresham Street, 6th Floor, London, GBR, EC2V 7NQ
Mediclinic International PLC is a UK based international private healthcare group. It is engaged in offering acute care, specialist-orientated and multi-disciplinary healthcare services, by operating many hospitals and clinics. The geographic operating segments of the company are Mediclinic Southern Africa, Mediclinic Switzerland, and Mediclinic Middle East. It derives the majority of the revenue from the Switzerland segment. The other non-operating segments of the company are the United Kingdom and Corporate. The group's operations are carried out under the Mediclinic and Hirslanden brand.

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