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Forth PCL (BKK:FORTH-R) Volatility : 13.54% (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Forth PCL 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 (2024-04-29), Forth PCL's Volatility is 13.54%.


Competitive Comparison of Forth PCL's Volatility

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Forth PCL'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.


Forth PCL's Volatility Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Forth PCL's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forth PCL's Volatility falls into.



Forth PCL  (BKK:FORTH-R) 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.


Forth PCL  (BKK:FORTH-R) 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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Forth PCL (BKK:FORTH-R) Business Description

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Address
1053/1, Phaholyothin Road, Phayathai Sub-district, Phayathai District, Bangkok, THA, 10400
Forth Corp PCL is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electronic equipment and project work relating to design and install telecommunication equipment. The company is organized into business units based on its products and services and have three reportable segments as follows - Electronics Manufacturing Service segment designs manufactures of consigns and turnkey projects, and sales of semiconductor electronic parts. Enterprise solutions business segment that bids for project work, sources, subcontracts and install various systems for the government and private sectors. The Smart service business segment provides online financial transaction services and sells products and services through vending machines. The company and its subsidiaries are operated in Thailand only.

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