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Seiko Epson (Seiko Epson) Beta : 0.78 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Seiko Epson Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-28), Seiko Epson's Beta is 0.78.


Seiko Epson Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seiko Epson's Beta can be seen below:

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Seiko Epson Beta Chart

Seiko Epson Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.28 1.13 1.03 0.81

Seiko Epson Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.93 0.81 0.87 0.89 0.69

Competitive Comparison of Seiko Epson's Beta

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Seiko Epson'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.


Seiko Epson's Beta Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Seiko Epson's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Seiko Epson's Beta falls into.



Seiko Epson 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.


Seiko Epson  (OTCPK:SEKEY) 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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Seiko Epson (Seiko Epson) Business Description

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3-5 Owa 3-chome, Suwa, Nagano, JPN, 392-8502
Seiko Epson Corp is a Japan-based electronics manufacturer of printers and imaging equipment. The firm's product portfolio includes inkjet, dot matrix, and laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, and associated electronic components. The firm has operations in the Americas, Middle East and Africa, Australia, and Asia-Pacific regions.