Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-05), American Caresource Holdings's Beta is 0.26.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of American Caresource Holdings's Beta
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, American Caresource Holdings'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.
American Caresource Holdings's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, American Caresource Holdings's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Caresource Holdings's Beta falls into.
American Caresource Holdings 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.
American Caresource Holdings (OTCPK:GNOW) 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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American Caresource Holdings (American Caresource Holdings) Business Description
American Caresource Holdings Inc is a publicly-traded provider of urgent and primary care services. It primarily operates approximately 13 urgent and primary care centers in the east and the southeastern United States. The company generally operates healthcare centers that offer an array of services for non-life-threatening medical conditions primarily to young and middle-aged adults. The group treats colds, influenzas, ear infections, hypertension and other routine medical conditions. It offers its services to healthcare companies, insurance companies, and self-funded organizations. Geographically the business activities of the firm are functioned through the region of United States.
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