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Monarch Cement Co (Monarch Cement Co) Volatility : 33.52% (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Monarch Cement 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 (2024-05-02), Monarch Cement Co's Volatility is 33.52%.


Competitive Comparison of Monarch Cement Co's Volatility

For the Building Materials subindustry, Monarch Cement 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.


Monarch Cement Co's Volatility Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Monarch Cement Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Monarch Cement Co's Volatility falls into.



Monarch Cement Co  (OTCPK:MCEM) 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.


Monarch Cement Co  (OTCPK:MCEM) 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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Monarch Cement Co (Monarch Cement Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
449 1200 Street, P.O. Box 1000, Humboldt, KS, USA, 66748-0900
Monarch Cement Co is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of portland cement. The company's subsidiaries together are engaged in the ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials business. Ready-mixed concrete is manufactured by combining aggregates with portland cement, water and chemical admixtures in batch plants. It is then loaded into mixer trucks and mixed in transit to the construction site where it is delivered to the contractor. The company groups its operations into two lines of business: Cement Business and Ready-Mixed Concrete Business, of which key revenue is derived from the Cement business segment.

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