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REX American Resources (REX American Resources) Beta : 0.84 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is REX American Resources Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-25), REX American Resources's Beta is 0.84.


REX American Resources Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for REX American Resources'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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REX American Resources Beta Chart

REX American Resources Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 1.17 1.23 0.94 0.72

REX American Resources Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 0.94 0.37 0.40 0.56 0.72

Competitive Comparison of REX American Resources's Beta

For the Chemicals subindustry, REX American Resources'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.


REX American Resources's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, REX American Resources's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where REX American Resources's Beta falls into.



REX American Resources 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.


REX American Resources  (NYSE:REX) 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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REX American Resources (REX American Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7720 Paragon Road, Dayton, OH, USA, 45459
REX American Resources Corp operates as a holding company, which engages in investment in alternative energy and ethanol production entities. Its operating segments include Ethanol and By-Products. Its products include dried distillers grains, modified distillers grains, and non-food grade corn oil.
Executives
Douglas Bruggeman officer: CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Cheryl Lea Bustos director 43 SUGARCREEK TRAIL, GALENA IL 61036
Stuart A Rose director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB; CEO 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Mervyn L Alphonso director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Anne Macmillan director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Lawrence Tomchin director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Zafar A Rizvi officer: VP Loss Prevention 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Edward M Kress director, officer: Secretary 6505 LANDSEND COURT, DAYTON OH 45414
J. Dennis Hastert director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
David Fuchs officer: VP Mgmt Information Systems 1366 HOLLOWCREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Keith B Magby officer: VP Operations 1947 FOUNTAINVIEW DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45414
David L Bearden officer: President;COO 1517 WOODS DRIVE - UNIT 209, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Philip J Kellar officer: VP Store Operations P O BOX 6592, KINGSPORT TN 37663
Lee Fisher director 3605 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD, SHAKER HEIGHTS OH 44122
David Harris director 237 PARK AVENUE - SUITE 900, NEW YORK NY 10017