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Kurita Water Industries (Kurita Water Industries) Volatility : 32.37% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Kurita Water Industries 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 (2024-04-27), Kurita Water Industries's Volatility is 32.37%.


Competitive Comparison of Kurita Water Industries's Volatility

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Kurita Water Industries'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.


Kurita Water Industries's Volatility Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kurita Water Industries's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kurita Water Industries's Volatility falls into.



Kurita Water Industries  (OTCPK:KTWIF) 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.


Kurita Water Industries  (OTCPK:KTWIF) 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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Kurita Water Industries (Kurita Water Industries) Business Description

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Address
Nakano Central Park East , 4-10-1, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 164-0001
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is a provider of water treatment solutions in Japan. It operates through two segments, The Water Treatment Chemical segment, and The Water Treatment Equipment segment. The Water Treatment Chemical segment sells water treatment-related chemicals, for air conditioning, petroleum refining, pulp and paper processing-related applications. The Water Treatment Equipment segment manufactures and sells water production systems, drinking water treatment equipment, water and wastewater treatment equipment for various industries. Additionally, the segment is also responsible for supplying ultrapure water, the provision of maintenance service and the operation of water treatment facilities.

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