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First Tractor Co (First Tractor Co) Volatility : 12.53% (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is First Tractor 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 (2024-05-06), First Tractor Co's Volatility is 12.53%.


Competitive Comparison of First Tractor Co's Volatility

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, First Tractor 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 Tractor Co's Volatility Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, First Tractor Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



First Tractor Co  (OTCPK:FIRRY) 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 Tractor Co  (OTCPK:FIRRY) 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 Tractor Co (First Tractor Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 154 Jianshe Road, Henan Province, Luoyang, CHN, 471004
First Tractor Co Ltd is a Chinese company engaged in the agricultural machinery manufacturing industry. Its business scope mainly includes manufacturing and selling agricultural machinery, diesel engines and fuel injections, other machinery, and an operating business of a finance company. It has four reporting divisions. The Agricultural Machinery division, which is the key revenue driver, is responsible for the production and sale of agricultural tractors, harvesters, and others. The power machinery division is mainly responsible for producing and selling diesel engines. The financial business is to handle the member units between the entrusted loans and investment, internal transfer settlement, absorption of member units deposits, and other business.

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