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Pancontinental Energy NL (ASX:PCL) Beta : -1.38 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Pancontinental Energy NL Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-08), Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta is -1.38.


Pancontinental Energy NL Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta can be seen below:

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Pancontinental Energy NL Beta Chart

Pancontinental Energy NL Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 -1.06 -0.68 -2.32 -2.13

Pancontinental Energy NL Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.49 -2.32 -1.88 -2.13 -1.39

Competitive Comparison of Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pancontinental Energy NL's Beta falls into.



Pancontinental Energy NL Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Pancontinental Energy NL  (ASX:PCL) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Pancontinental Energy NL (ASX:PCL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Richardson Street, Level 2, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
Pancontinental Energy NL is an oil and gas exploration company in Australia. Some of its projects include Namibia PEL 37 and Orange Basin PEL 87 in Namibia; Lamu Basin L6 in Kenya; and Queensland Cooper Eromanga Basin in Australia.

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