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EDSA (Edesa Biotech) 1-Year Sortino Ratio : -1.64 (As of Jan. 31, 2025)


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What is Edesa Biotech 1-Year Sortino Ratio?

The 1-Year Sortino Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of the downside risk over the past year. As of today (2025-01-31), Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio is -1.64.


Competitive Comparison of Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-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.


Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Edesa Biotech's 1-Year Sortino Ratio falls into.



Edesa Biotech 1-Year Sortino Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sortino Ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset or portfolio over the past year, focusing specifically on downside risk rather than total risk. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sortino 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 downside risks over one 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.


Edesa Biotech  (NAS:EDSA) 1-Year Sortino Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sortino 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 the standard deviation of negative returns 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.

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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Edesa Biotech Business Description

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Address
100 Spy Court, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 5H6
Edesa Biotech Inc is a biotechnology company focused on inflammatory and immune-related diseases. It is involved in exploring novel ways to treat these diseases, including alternatives to topical steroids, which can have side effects. The company's product candidate, EB01, is a non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory treatment for chronic allergic contact dermatitis. The company operates in a single segment: research and development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products. The company's EB05 candidate is a monoclonal antibody therapy for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Executives
Pardeep Nijhawan director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Stephen Lemieux officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 SPY COURT, C/O EDESA BIOTECH, INC., MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Joan Chypyha director 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Patrick Marshall director 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Van Der Velden Peter director, 10 percent owner C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Michael J Brooks officer: President C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Jennifer M Chao director 7 PURITAN WOODS ROAD, RYE NY 10580
Frank R. Oakes director, officer: President, CEO, & Director C/O STELLAR BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., 332 EAST SCOTT STREET, PORT HUENEME CA 93041
Sean Arthur Macdonald director C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Lorin K Johnson director 3600 W BAYSHORE ROAD SUITE 205, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Pardeep Nijhawan Medicine Professional Corp 10 percent owner C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Paul William Pay director C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Carlo Sistilli director C/O EDESA BIOTECH INC., 100 SPY COURT, MARKHAM A6 L3R 5H6
Lumira Capital Investment Management Inc. 10 percent owner 141 ADELAIDE STREET WEST, SUITE 770, TORONTO A6 M5H 3L5
Daniel E. Morse director C/O STELLAR BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., 332 EAST SCOTT STREET, PORT HUENEME CA 93041