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BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) Volatility : 11.57% (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is BRC Asia 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 (2024-05-17), BRC Asia's Volatility is 11.57%.


Competitive Comparison of BRC Asia's Volatility

For the Steel subindustry, BRC Asia'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.


BRC Asia's Volatility Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BRC Asia's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BRC Asia's Volatility falls into.



BRC Asia  (SGX:BEC) 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.


BRC Asia  (SGX:BEC) 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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BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
350 Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore, SGP, 619530
BRC Asia Ltd is a provider of steel reinforcement solutions. The reportable segments of the company are fabrication and manufacturing; Trading; and others. It generates maximum revenue from the fabrication and manufacturing segment. The fabrication and manufacturing segment is involved in the business of prefabrication of steel reinforcement for use in concrete, trading of steel reinforcing bars, and manufacturing and sale of wire mesh fences. Trading segment is involved in trading of steel and steel related products in both domestic and international market. Others relates to management of airport, hotel and resort and property development. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Singapore and also has a presence in Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and others.

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