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Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) Volatility : 50.45% (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Lotus Resources 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 (2024-05-12), Lotus Resources's Volatility is 50.45%.


Competitive Comparison of Lotus Resources's Volatility

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lotus Resources'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.


Lotus Resources's Volatility Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lotus Resources's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lotus Resources's Volatility falls into.



Lotus Resources  (ASX:LOT) 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.


Lotus Resources  (ASX:LOT) 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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Lotus Resources (ASX:LOT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
140 St Georges Terrace, Level 20, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Lotus Resources Ltd is a mineral exploration company engaged in the development of interests in exploration and development projects in the resource industry in Australia and Malawi. Its operates in two geographical and business segments, that is Africa (Uranium) and Australia (Minerals). It holds an interest in the Kayelekera Uranium Project located in northern Malawi, 52km west (by road) of the provincial town of Karonga and 12km south of the main road that connects Karonga with the township of Chitipa to the west, and Hylea Cobalt Project is located over units of the western side of the Lachlan Orogen.

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