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Citizen Watch Co (Citizen Watch Co) Volatility : 11.24% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Citizen Watch 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), Citizen Watch Co's Volatility is 11.24%.


Competitive Comparison of Citizen Watch Co's Volatility

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Citizen Watch 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.


Citizen Watch Co's Volatility Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Citizen Watch Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Citizen Watch Co's Volatility falls into.



Citizen Watch Co  (OTCPK:CHCLY) 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.


Citizen Watch Co  (OTCPK:CHCLY) 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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Citizen Watch Co (Citizen Watch Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-1-12, Tanashi-cho, Nishi Tokyo-shi, Tokyo, JPN, 188-8511
Citizen Watch Co Ltd primarily manufactures watches, machine tools, devices, and electronic products that it sells worldwide. Its watches and clocks segment contributes more than half of the company's revenue and includes brands such as Citizen, Bulova, xC, Q&Q, and Attesa. Machine Tools, which consists mostly of automatic lathes, and Devices, which consists largely of auto parts, switches, Chip LEDs, micro LCDs, and quartz crystals, each comprise roughly 15%-20% of total revenue. Electronic Products, which includes printers, health care equipment, and calculators, and Other Products collectively account for the remaining revenue. Japan and Asia (excluding Japan) each account for roughly a third of the company's total sales. Most of the remaining sales are from America and Europe.

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