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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (Farmers and Merchants Bancshares) Beta : 0.20 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-29), Farmers and Merchants Bancshares's Beta is 0.20.


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Farmers and Merchants Bancshares's Beta can be seen below:

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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares'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.


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares 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.


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares  (OTCPK:FMBN) 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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Farmers and Merchants Bancshares (Farmers and Merchants Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
221 Jefferson St., Burlington, IA, USA, 52601
Farmers and Merchants Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company which provides financial services. Its services include checking services, savings, internet banking and personal loans with Business banking and deposits.

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