Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-24), IT Tech Packaging's Beta is -0.07.
IT Tech Packaging Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for IT Tech Packaging'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.
Competitive Comparison of IT Tech Packaging's Beta
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, IT Tech Packaging'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.
IT Tech Packaging's Beta Distribution in the Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, IT Tech Packaging's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where IT Tech Packaging's Beta falls into.
IT Tech Packaging 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.
IT Tech Packaging (AMEX:ITP) 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)
IT Tech Packaging Beta Related Terms
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IT Tech Packaging (IT Tech Packaging) Business Description
IT Tech Packaging Inc is a holding company engaged in the business of paper manufacturing in China. The company operates as a producer and distributor of paper products. It involves in production and distribution of three categories of paper products: packing paper (corrugating medium paper), offset printing paper, and tissue paper products. It also produces digital photo paper. Its business is structured into two segments Dongfang Paper and Tengsheng Paper which produces offset printing paper and corrugating medium paper, tissue paper and Baoding Shengde which produces face masks and digital photo paper.
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