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BPPL Holdings (COL:BPPL.N0000) Volatility : 52.31% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is BPPL Holdings 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 (2024-05-26), BPPL Holdings's Volatility is 52.31%.


Competitive Comparison of BPPL Holdings's Volatility

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, BPPL Holdings'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.


BPPL Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BPPL Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BPPL Holdings's Volatility falls into.



BPPL Holdings  (COL:BPPL.N0000) 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.


BPPL Holdings  (COL:BPPL.N0000) 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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BPPL Holdings (COL:BPPL.N0000) Business Description

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Address
Level 17, Access Towers, No. 278/4, Union Place, Colombo, LKA, 02
BPPL Holdings PLC is a Lankan holding company that offers durable cleaning products for both professional and household applications. It is engaged in the manufacturing and exporting of wooden handles for brooms, brushes, mops and polyester yarn. The company operates through Brushware, and Filament and Yarn segments. The majority of the revenue is earned from the Brushware segment which offers brushware and cleaning tools for janitorial activities, food services sector, building activities, industrial applications, and households. Its Filament and Yarn segment offer recycled PET, polypropylene and nylon single filaments used in cleaning, industrial and paintbrushes, and brooms, and polyester-based multiple spun filaments or yarn used as raw materials for fabric production.

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