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Marksans Pharma (NSE:MARKSANS) Volatility : 64.56% (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Marksans Pharma 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), Marksans Pharma's Volatility is 64.56%.


Competitive Comparison of Marksans Pharma's Volatility

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Marksans Pharma'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.


Marksans Pharma's Volatility Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Marksans Pharma's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marksans Pharma's Volatility falls into.



Marksans Pharma  (NSE:MARKSANS) 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.


Marksans Pharma  (NSE:MARKSANS) 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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Marksans Pharma (NSE:MARKSANS) Business Description

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Address
Veera Desai Extension Road, 11th Floor, Grandeur, Opposite Gundecha Symphony, Oshiwara, Andheri (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400053
Marksans Pharma Ltd is a pharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in the research, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical formulations. It manufactures analgesics, gastroenterology, anti-diabetic, cardiovascular, pain management, gynecology, gastrointestinal and oncologic drugs as well as antibiotics and antiallergic medications. It has a market presence with the majority of the revenue generated from the United States and North America, followed by Europe and the UK, Australia and New Zealand, India, and the Rest of the World.

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