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West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI) Volatility : 77.82% (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is West Wits Mining 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 (2024-05-28), West Wits Mining's Volatility is 77.82%.


Competitive Comparison of West Wits Mining's Volatility

For the Gold subindustry, West Wits Mining'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.


West Wits Mining's Volatility Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where West Wits Mining's Volatility falls into.



West Wits Mining  (ASX:WWI) 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.


West Wits Mining  (ASX:WWI) 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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West Wits Mining (ASX:WWI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Collins Street, Level 6, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
West Wits Mining Ltd is an exploration and development company. It focuses on conglomerate gold in two regions, Pilbara and Witwatersrand. The reportable segments of the company are based on the geographic locations of South Africa and Australia. Mining and exploration activities are carried out in South African segments, whereas the Australian segment reflects only the administrative arm of the business that supports the mining and exploration activities in the other two geographical locations. The projects operated by the company are Mt Cecelia, Tambina, Witwatersrand Basin, and Derewo River Gold project. The company operates in one operating segment which is mining & exploration. Geographically it operates in South Africa, Indonesia and Australia.

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