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Piraeus Port Authority (ATH:PPA) Beta : 0.76 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Piraeus Port Authority Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), Piraeus Port Authority's Beta is 0.76.


Piraeus Port Authority Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Piraeus Port Authority's Beta can be seen below:

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Piraeus Port Authority Beta Chart

Piraeus Port Authority Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.58 0.64 0.62 0.79

Piraeus Port Authority 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 0.64 0.58 0.62 0.55 0.79

Competitive Comparison of Piraeus Port Authority's Beta

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Piraeus Port Authority'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.


Piraeus Port Authority's Beta Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Piraeus Port Authority's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Piraeus Port Authority's Beta falls into.



Piraeus Port Authority 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.


Piraeus Port Authority  (ATH:PPA) 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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Piraeus Port Authority (ATH:PPA) Business Description

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Address
10 Akti Miaouli street, Piraeus, GRC, 18538
Piraeus Port Authority SA is engaged in the management and operation of Piraeus port. The main activities of the company are anchoring services of vessels, handling cargo, loading and unloading services as well as goods storage and car transportation. The company is also responsible for the maintenance of port facilities, the supply of port services (water, electricity, telephone connection, and supply), for services provided to travelers (coastal and cruise ships), and for renting space to third parties. Business operating segments include Container Terminal, Car Terminal, Coasting, Cruise, Ship repairing, and Other segments which include water supply, space management, and merchandise management. Substantial revenue is derived from the Container Terminal segment.

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