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Embark Early Education (ASX:EVO) Volatility : 25.33% (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Embark Early Education 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 (2024-05-23), Embark Early Education's Volatility is 25.33%.


Competitive Comparison of Embark Early Education's Volatility

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Embark Early Education'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.


Embark Early Education's Volatility Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Embark Early Education's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Embark Early Education's Volatility falls into.



Embark Early Education  (ASX:EVO) 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.


Embark Early Education  (ASX:EVO) 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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Embark Early Education (ASX:EVO) Business Description

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Address
120-122 Siganto Drive, Suite 102, Level 1, M1 Connect Business Hub, Helensvale, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS, 4212
Embark Early Education Ltd is a company that is engaged in the provision and management of an early childhood education service that gives parents and caregivers the option of which service suits their child's learning and care needs. The Group reports operating segments by geographical location, namely New Zealand and Australia. The majority of revenue is from the New Zealand segment. The principal activities of the Company include the management of high-quality early childhood education centres.