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Ross Group (LSE:RGP) Beta : -0.43 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Ross Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), Ross Group's Beta is -0.43.


Ross Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ross Group's Beta can be seen below:

* 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.

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Ross Group Beta Chart

Ross Group Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 0.64 0.90 2.76 1.70

Ross Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
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 1.79 1.70 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Ross Group's Beta

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Ross Group'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.


Ross Group's Beta Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Ross Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ross Group's Beta falls into.



Ross Group 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.


Ross Group  (LSE:RGP) 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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Ross Group (LSE:RGP) Business Description

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Address
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, GBR, WC2H 9JQ
Ross Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, is involved in supply chain management services, including engineering, manufacturing, leading-edge technologies, and distribution of consumer electronic and electrical products to various specialized industries, particularly throughout Asia.