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Avon Protection (LSE:AVON) Volatility : 51.12% (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Avon Protection 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 (2024-05-11), Avon Protection's Volatility is 51.12%.


Competitive Comparison of Avon Protection's Volatility

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Avon Protection'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.


Avon Protection's Volatility Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Avon Protection's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avon Protection's Volatility falls into.



Avon Protection  (LSE:AVON) 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.


Avon Protection  (LSE:AVON) 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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Avon Protection (LSE:AVON) Business Description

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Address
Semington Road, Hampton Park West, Melksham, Wiltshire, GBR, SN12 6NB
Avon Protection PLC is engaged in providing technology that designs and produces life-critical personal protection systems to maximize the performance and capabilities of its customers. The company's portfolio of life-critical protection solutions includes full-face respirators, ballistic helmets, escape hoods, SCBA systems, modular PAPR units, thermal imaging cameras, and underwater equipment for the world's militaries and first responders. The company has two operating and reportable segments, these being Respiratory Protection; which is the key revenue generating segment and the Head Protection. Geographically, the revenue is generated from United States which is the key revenue generating market and Europe.

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