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CPP (Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio : N/A (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals 1-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past year. As of today (2025-04-25), Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio is Not available.


Competitive Comparison of Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over one year.


Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals  (AMEX:CPP) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by its standard deviation over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company. It was originally incorporated under the laws of the state of Arizona on June 9, 2008, as Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, LLC and on December 22, 2009, Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware. The Company currently operates mainly in the development and commercialization of compound CPP-1X, otherwise known as DFMO or eflornithine. It is involved in familial adenomatous polyposis, neuroblastoma and the prevention of recurrence in colon cancer survivors. However, CPP also has therapeutic prevention approaches for prostate cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancers which will be developed together with the National Cancer Institute (as resources become available in the future) and multiple academic partners. Its competitors are Marina Biotech, Inc., SLA Pharma AG, StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc. and Thetis Pharmaceuticals LLC. The Company holds license to approximately six issued patents in the United States. The Company's activities are subject to risks and uncertainties including failure to obtain required regulatory approvals to market the products, once developed, in the USA or foreign markets.

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