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IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals (BOM:524164) Volatility : 31.83% (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals 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 (2024-05-05), IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals's Volatility is 31.83%.


Competitive Comparison of IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals's Volatility

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals'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.


IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals's Volatility Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals  (BOM:524164) 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.


IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals  (BOM:524164) 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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IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals (BOM:524164) Business Description

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Address
85, Industrial Area, 'A', Ludhiana, PB, IND, 141 003
IOL Chemicals And Pharmaceuticals Ltd is an India-based pharmaceutical company. The primary activity of the group is manufacturing and sale of drugs and organic chemicals. The business activity is functioned through Chemicals and Pharmaceutical segments. The Chemicals segment produces and sells chemicals such as Ethyl Acetate, Acetic Anhydride, Acetyl Chloride, Mono Chloro Acetic Acid and Iso Butyl benzene, whereas the Pharmaceutical segment produces and sells various active pharmaceutical ingredients such as Ibuprofen, Metformin, Fenofibrate, Lamotrigine, and others. It derives prime revenue from the Chemical segment. Geographically, the group's products are sold in both Indian and international market.

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