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Japan Lifeline Co (Japan Lifeline Co) Volatility : 2.34% (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Japan Lifeline Co 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 (2024-05-07), Japan Lifeline Co's Volatility is 2.34%.


Competitive Comparison of Japan Lifeline Co's Volatility

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Japan Lifeline Co'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.


Japan Lifeline Co's Volatility Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Japan Lifeline Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Lifeline Co's Volatility falls into.



Japan Lifeline Co  (OTCPK:JLFNF) 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.


Japan Lifeline Co  (OTCPK:JLFNF) 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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Japan Lifeline Co (Japan Lifeline Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2-2-20, Higashishinagawa, Tennoz Ocean Square, 25th Floor, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 140-0002
Japan Lifeline Co Ltd is a medical device company operating in Japan. It is engaged in the trading and manufacturing of medical devices specialized in the cardiovascular field. The company offers medical devices mainly for the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases. It focuses on providing implantable devices to treat arrhythmias; disposable catheter devices with electrodes for diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias; prosthetic devices to replace blood vessels and heart valves that lost their functions; and devices for intravascular treatment of cardiac infarction, arterial occlusions of the lower extremities and congenital cardiac diseases.

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