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Westpac Banking (ASX:WBCPG.PFD) 10-Year Sortino Ratio : N/A (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is Westpac Banking 10-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past ten years. As of today (2025-03-13), Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio is Not available.


Competitive Comparison of Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Sortino Ratio 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.


Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westpac Banking's 10-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.



Westpac Banking 10-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio in the last ten year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 10-Year Sortino Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the ten-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the downside risks over the past ten year.

A downside risk is a potential loss from the asset or investment. The Downside risk here is measured by the downside deviation, which is the standard deviation of negative returns.


Westpac Banking  (ASX:WBCPG.PFD) 10-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 10-Year Sortino Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past ten year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average ten-year monthly excess returns divided by the standard deviation of negative returns in the ten-year period. 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.

Differnt from the Sharpe Ratio that penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally, the Sortino Ratio penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return. The expected returns here is set to the risk-free rate as well.


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Westpac Banking Business Description

Address
275 Kent Street, Level 18, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Westpac is Australia's oldest bank and financial services group, with a significant franchise in Australia and New Zealand in the consumer, small business, corporate, and institutional sectors, in addition to its major presence in wealth management. Westpac is among a handful of banks around the globe currently retaining very high credit ratings. The bank benefits from a large national branch network and significant market share, particularly in home loans and retail deposits.

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