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First Finance Co (AMM:FFCO) Volatility : 18.19% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is First Finance Co Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-04-30), First Finance Co's Volatility is 18.19%.


Competitive Comparison of First Finance Co's Volatility

For the Credit Services subindustry, First Finance Co's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility 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.


First Finance Co's Volatility Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, First Finance Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Finance Co's Volatility falls into.



First Finance Co  (AMM:FFCO) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σA=σM * 12
= 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2 * 12

Where: σM is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, Ri is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


First Finance Co  (AMM:FFCO) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.


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First Finance Co (AMM:FFCO) Business Description

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Address
King Abdullah II street, Building no. 172, Khalda, P.O. Box 144596, Amman, JOR, 11814
First Finance Co finances in various forms including direct financing of consumer goods and durables; real estate financing; finance small and medium projects; financing of stock and working capital. It offers automobile and vehicle finance for new and used cars, motorcycles, and boats and marine equipment; and real estate finance for building houses, construction materials, finishing works, maintenance and installation works, decoration works, and swimming pool construction. The company also invests in financial instruments.

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