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Agora (WAR:AGO) Volatility : 27.88% (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Agora 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 (2024-05-27), Agora's Volatility is 27.88%.


Competitive Comparison of Agora's Volatility

For the Publishing subindustry, Agora'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.


Agora's Volatility Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Agora's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



Agora  (WAR:AGO) 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.


Agora  (WAR:AGO) 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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Agora (WAR:AGO) Business Description

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Address
Czerska 8/10, Warsaw, POL, 00-732
Agora SA is one of the leading media company in Poland. It is engaged in the business of publishing of daily newspapers, magazines and periodic print media. It also provides television advertising, radio broadcasting and online services. The company's publishing portfolio includes Gazeta Wyborcza, and Metro newspaper and several magazines. The internet offering includes Internet portals such as Gazeta.pl, Sport.pl and Blox.pl. In the area radio of broadcasting industry, the company operates more than 15 radio stations including such brands as TOK FM, Rock Radio and Golden Hits (Zlote Przeboje), Radio Pogoda, and Internet radio Tuba.fm and Tuba.pl. The firm also manages a digital terrestrial TV channel called METRO.