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Beijing Enterprises Water Group (Beijing Enterprises Water Group) Volatility : 33.20% (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Beijing Enterprises Water Group 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 (2024-05-13), Beijing Enterprises Water Group's Volatility is 33.20%.


Competitive Comparison of Beijing Enterprises Water Group's Volatility

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Beijing Enterprises Water Group'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.


Beijing Enterprises Water Group's Volatility Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Beijing Enterprises Water Group's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Beijing Enterprises Water Group's Volatility falls into.



Beijing Enterprises Water Group  (OTCPK:BJWTF) 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.


Beijing Enterprises Water Group  (OTCPK:BJWTF) 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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Beijing Enterprises Water Group (Beijing Enterprises Water Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
18 Harbour Road, Rooms 6706-07, 67th Floor, Central Plaza, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd is a provider of waste treatment services in China. The company's business segments are Sewage and reclaimed water treatment and construction services, Water distribution services, and Technical and consultancy services and sales of machineries. Majority of the revenue is derived from Sewage and reclaimed water treatment and construction services segment.

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