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Vallourec (Vallourec) Beta : 0.42 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Vallourec Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-26), Vallourec's Beta is 0.42.


Vallourec Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vallourec'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.
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Vallourec Beta Chart

Vallourec Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.42 3.24 3.11 1.74 0.37

Vallourec 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 1.74 1.55 1.92 1.91 0.37

Competitive Comparison of Vallourec's Beta

For the Steel subindustry, Vallourec'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.


Vallourec's Beta Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Vallourec's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vallourec 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.


Vallourec  (OTCPK:VLOWY) 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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Vallourec (Vallourec) Business Description

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Address
12 Rue de la Verrerie, Meudon, FRA, 92190
Vallourec SA is engaged in the provision of tubular solutions to the oil and gas industry. Its expertise also extends to the industry sector including mechanicals, automobile, and construction. The company has structured its operations into the following business segments, Seamless Tubes, Specialty Products and and Holding companies and other. The group has a large portfolio of tubular products including a range of seamless tubes, specialty tubes; and connections and accessories. Its primary geographic markets are Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Rest of the World. Geographically the company receives maximum revenue from North America.

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