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Allied Bank (KAR:ABL) Volatility : 19.72% (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Allied Bank 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 (2024-05-27), Allied Bank's Volatility is 19.72%.


Competitive Comparison of Allied Bank's Volatility

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Allied Bank'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.


Allied Bank's Volatility Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Allied Bank's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allied Bank's Volatility falls into.



Allied Bank  (KAR:ABL) 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.


Allied Bank  (KAR:ABL) 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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Allied Bank (KAR:ABL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3 Tipu Block, New Garden Town, Main Boulevard, Lahore, PB, PAK, 54000
Allied Bank Ltd is a scheduled bank engaged in providing commercial banking and related services. It offers financial products and services to medium and large-sized public and private sector entities and overseas including corporate advisory, underwriting, cash management, trade products, corporate finance products, arranging tenured financing and customer service. It also provides for treasury and money market activities; providing retail banking services to consumers, small and medium enterprises; loans and deposits to commercial and retail customers. The bank's segments are Corporate and Investment Banking; Trading and Sales; Commercial and retail banking; Islamic banking; Asset management company and Others. Majority of revenue is derived from Commercial and Retail Banking segment.