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Patient Access Solutions (Patient Access Solutions) Beta : 0.12 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Patient Access Solutions Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-07), Patient Access Solutions's Beta is 0.12.


Patient Access Solutions Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Patient Access Solutions's Beta can be seen below:

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Patient Access Solutions Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Patient Access Solutions's Beta

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Patient Access Solutions's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Patient Access Solutions's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Patient Access Solutions's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Patient Access Solutions 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.


Patient Access Solutions  (OTCPK:PASO) 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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Patient Access Solutions (Patient Access Solutions) Business Description

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Address
150 Veterans Highway, Unit 1124, Commack, NY, USA, 11725
Patient Access Solutions Inc is a technology solutions provider focused on service within the healthcare community, with a focus of using technology to facilitate their customers' needs. The company develops and markets the PASHealth Web Portal System.

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