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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (WAR:PZU) Beta : 0.76 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta is 0.76.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta can be seen below:

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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen Beta Chart

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 0.26 0.81 1.06 1.21 0.92

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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 1.21 1.28 1.38 1.29 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen'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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen's Beta falls into.



Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen 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.


Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen  (WAR:PZU) 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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Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (WAR:PZU) Business Description

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Al. Jana Pawla II 24, Warsaw, POL, 00-133
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA is a property and casualty insurance company that operates in the Central and Eastern European region with an emphasis on the Polish market. The company's main strategic objectives include stable financial results, broad growth, and innovation. The vast majority of Powszechny's revenue is generated from gross written premiums, followed by results of its investment activities. The company serves clients through its own agency network along with sales through external agency centers.

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