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Xinhuanet Co (SHSE:603888) Volatility : 53.10% (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Xinhuanet 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 (2024-05-12), Xinhuanet Co's Volatility is 53.10%.


Competitive Comparison of Xinhuanet Co's Volatility

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Xinhuanet 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.


Xinhuanet Co's Volatility Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Xinhuanet Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Xinhuanet Co  (SHSE:603888) 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.


Xinhuanet Co  (SHSE:603888) 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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Xinhuanet Co (SHSE:603888) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 2, Beixing Road (East Section), 101, 1-5, Building 12, Daxing District, Beijing, CHN, 100162
Xinhuanet Co Ltd operates in the internet content and information industry. It owns and manages a news information service portals in China. Its business activities are divided into the following: online advertising, information services, website construction, technical services and mobile internet. Its online advertising business provides full-screen shrink, rear projection, streaming media and other forms of advertising. Its information services include multimedia information services and big data intelligent analysis services. The website construction and technical service business engage in website construction, content management and operation. The mobile internet business provides mobile internet content information services through text, images, voice, video and other forms.

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