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Hokushin Co (TSE:7897) Beta : 0.70 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Hokushin Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-26), Hokushin Co's Beta is 0.70.


Hokushin Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hokushin Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Hokushin Co Beta Chart

Hokushin Co 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 1.58 1.24 0.96 0.72 0.30

Hokushin Co 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 0.55 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Hokushin Co's Beta

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Hokushin Co'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.


Hokushin Co's Beta Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Hokushin Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hokushin Co's Beta falls into.



Hokushin Co 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.


Hokushin Co  (TSE:7897) 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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Hokushin Co (TSE:7897) Business Description

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Address
17-2 Mokuzaicho, Kishiwada City, Osaka, JPN
Hokushin Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of wood products. It offers medium-density fiberboard products under the brand Starwood.

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