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First Abacus Financial Holdings (PHS:FAF) Volatility : 37.15% (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is First Abacus Financial 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 (2024-06-06), First Abacus Financial Holdings's Volatility is 37.15%.


Competitive Comparison of First Abacus Financial Holdings's Volatility

For the Capital Markets subindustry, First Abacus Financial 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.


First Abacus Financial Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, First Abacus Financial Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Abacus Financial Holdings's Volatility falls into.



First Abacus Financial Holdings  (PHS:FAF) 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.


First Abacus Financial Holdings  (PHS:FAF) 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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First Abacus Financial Holdings (PHS:FAF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Unit 2904-A East Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Centre, Pasig, PHL, 1600
First Abacus Financial Holdings Corp is engaged in, through its subsidiaries, stockbroking activities, investment banking, real estate business, and other financial services. The company provides financial advisory services, debt underwriting and loan arrangements service, treasury sales service, and others. Its segments include Securities brokerage; Investment banking; Leasing and others, of which key revenue is generated from the Securities brokerage segment which handles buying and selling of shares of stock, bonds, and other securities.