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Caspian Services (Caspian Services) Volatility : 141.13% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Caspian Services 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), Caspian Services's Volatility is 141.13%.


Competitive Comparison of Caspian Services's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Caspian Services's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility data, can be viewed below:

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Caspian Services's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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Caspian Services  (OTCPK:CSSV) 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.


Caspian Services  (OTCPK:CSSV) 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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Caspian Services (Caspian Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2319 Foothill Drive, Suite 160, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84109
Caspian Services Inc provides oilfield services to oil & gas industry in Kazakhstan. The company operates in three reportable segments including Vessel operations, Geophysical services, and Marine base services. Vessel operations consist of chartering a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to customers performing oil and gas exploration activities in the Caspian Sea. Geophysical services consist of providing seismic data acquisition services to oil and gas companies operating onshore in Kazakhstan. Marine base service consists of operating a marine base with a boat repair and drydocking services yard located at the port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. It generates the majority of the revenue from Vessel operations segment.
Executives
Bakhytbek R Baiseitov 10 percent owner 291/21, DOSKYK AVE,, ALMATY 1P 050020
Mark Donegan 10 percent owner STIRLING SQUARE, 7 CARLTON GARDENS, LONDON X0 SW1Y 5AD
Mirgali Kunayev director, 10 percent owner C/O LERNER & KAPLAN PLLC, 4121 18TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11218

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