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Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (XKLS:3662) Volatility : 17.93% (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Malayan Flour Mills Bhd 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), Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's Volatility is 17.93%.


Competitive Comparison of Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's Volatility

For the Farm Products subindustry, Malayan Flour Mills Bhd'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.


Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's Volatility Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Malayan Flour Mills Bhd's Volatility falls into.



Malayan Flour Mills Bhd  (XKLS:3662) 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.


Malayan Flour Mills Bhd  (XKLS:3662) 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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Malayan Flour Mills Bhd (XKLS:3662) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Level 28, Menara Citibank, Suite 28.01, 165 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50450
Malayan Flour Mills Bhd is engaged in the flour milling industry in Malaysia. It has three operating segments; Flour and grain trading segment includes Milling and selling wheat flour and trading in grain and other allied products, Poultry integration segment includes Manufacture and sale of animal feeds, processing and sale of poultry products, poultry grow-out farm, breeding and sale of day-old-chicks and contract farming activities, and Other segment include Manufacture and sale of aqua feeds, re-measurement of contingent consideration receivable and provision for profit guarantee payment. Maximum revenue is generated by the Flour and grains trading segment. Geographically, Malaysia generates a majority of the revenue for the company.

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