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Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) Beta : -0.09 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-16), Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta is -0.09.


Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta can be seen below:

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Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beta Chart

Ekachai Medical Care PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.89 1.26 1.07 1.05 0.01

Ekachai Medical Care PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 1.05 0.86 0.54 0.55 0.01

Competitive Comparison of Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Ekachai Medical Care PCL'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.


Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beta falls into.



Ekachai Medical Care PCL 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.


Ekachai Medical Care PCL  (BKK:EKH) 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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Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) Business Description

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Address
99/9 Moo 4, Ekachai Road, Khok-kham, Muang Samut Sakorn, Samut Sakorn, THA, 74000
Ekachai Medical Care PCL operates in the hospital business and infertility center. It offers services such as plastic surgery, skin, and laser, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, dental and other healthcare services. It provides medical services for inpatient and outpatient under the name of Ekachai Hospital. Geographically, all the activities function through Thailand and it derives revenue from hospital operations, mainly consisting of medical fees, hospital room sales, and medicine sales.

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