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.
American Pacific does not have enough data to calculate Volatility.
Competitive Comparison of American Pacific's Volatility
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, American Pacific'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.
American Pacific's Volatility Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, American Pacific's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where American Pacific's Volatility falls into.
American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) 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.
American Pacific (FRA:ACQ) 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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American Pacific Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in December 1980. The Company is a custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products. It supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical ingredients it manufacture are used by its customers in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. Its customers include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as emerging pharmaceutical companies. Its continuing operations comprise three reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Other Businesses. The Fine Chemicals segment is operated through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC and AMPAC Fine Chemicals Texas, LLC. Specialty Chemicals segment is principally engaged in the production of perchlorates, which include several grades of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. In addition, it produce and sell sodium azide, a chemical primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems. For the aerospace and defense industry, it provides specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. Other Businesses segment contains its water treatment equipment division and real estate activities PEPCON Systems, an operating division of the Company, is a manufacturer and supplier of On-Site Hypochlorite Generation systems.The Company design, manufacture and service equipment used to purify water or air in municipal, industrial and power generation applications. The systems are marketed under the ChlorMaster and Odormaster names. The main competing product to Halotron I is FE36 manufactured by DuPont. The Company's operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharges to water and waste management.
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