Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-26), PDL BioPharma's Beta is Not available.
PDL BioPharma Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for PDL BioPharma'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.
For the Biotechnology subindustry, PDL BioPharma'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.
PDL BioPharma's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, PDL BioPharma's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PDL BioPharma's Beta falls into.
PDL BioPharma 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.
PDL BioPharma (NAS:PDLI) 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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PDL BioPharma (PDL BioPharma) Business Description
PDL BioPharma Inc acquires and manages a portfolio of companies, products, royalty agreements and debt facilities in the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The operating segments of the company are Medical Devices, Strategic Positions, Pharmaceutical and Income Generating Assets, of which key revenue is derived from the Pharmaceutical segment. The Pharmaceutical segment consists of revenue derived from branded prescription medicine products sold under the name Tekturna and Tekturna HCT in the U.S, and Rasilez and Rasilez HCT in the rest of the world (collectively, the Noden Products). Geographically, the company operates in Europe, North America, Asia and Other countries, of which prime revenue is generated from Asia and North America.
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