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GKB Ophthalmics (BOM:533212) Beta : -0.39 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is GKB Ophthalmics Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), GKB Ophthalmics's Beta is -0.39.


GKB Ophthalmics Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for GKB Ophthalmics's Beta can be seen below:

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GKB Ophthalmics Beta Chart

GKB Ophthalmics Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.36 0.98 0.81 0.68 -0.06

GKB Ophthalmics 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 0.41 -0.06 0.42 0.45 0.07

Competitive Comparison of GKB Ophthalmics's Beta

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, GKB Ophthalmics'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.


GKB Ophthalmics's Beta Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, GKB Ophthalmics's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GKB Ophthalmics's Beta falls into.



GKB Ophthalmics 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.


GKB Ophthalmics  (BOM:533212) 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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GKB Ophthalmics (BOM:533212) Business Description

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16-A, Tivim Industrial Estate, Mapusa, GA, IND, 403 526
GKB Ophthalmics Ltd is an India-based company engaged in manufacturing and exporting ophthalmics lenses. It manufactures glass and plastic lenses both semi-finished and finished forms. The other products of the company include Organic lenses, Glass moulds, and Bifocal moulds. The company sells its products in India and also exports globally. Geographically, the majority of its revenue is generated from outside of India.

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