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Functional Technologies (TSXV:FEB.H) Beta : N/A (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Functional Technologies Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-25), Functional Technologies's Beta is Not available.


Functional Technologies Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Functional Technologies's Beta can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Functional Technologies's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Functional Technologies's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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Functional Technologies's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Functional Technologies's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Functional Technologies 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.


Functional Technologies  (TSXV:FEB.H) 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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Functional Technologies (TSXV:FEB.H) Business Description

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Functional Technologies Corp is incorporated under the corporate laws of British Columbia, Canada on October 18, 1999. The Company is a functional foods and biological health products company that is developing and commercializing advanced yeast products and other novel biological products for the food and health care industry. The company develops and commercializes proprietary, advanced yeast-based solutions to significant challenges in the food, beverage and healthcare industries, for which viable solutions are lacking. The Company's platform technologies improve the performance of innate yeast functions to primarily prevent the formation of naturally occurring toxins and contaminants that either affect final product quality or are classified by various global agencies as dangerous substances (e.g. carcinogens, neurotoxicants or reproductive toxicants). The Company operates in three geographic regions: Canada, Europe and the United States.

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