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Union Steel Holdings (SGX:ZB9) Volatility : 40.62% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Union Steel Holdings 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 (2024-05-25), Union Steel Holdings's Volatility is 40.62%.


Competitive Comparison of Union Steel Holdings's Volatility

For the Waste Management subindustry, Union Steel Holdings'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.


Union Steel Holdings's Volatility Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Union Steel Holdings's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Steel Holdings's Volatility falls into.



Union Steel Holdings  (SGX:ZB9) 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.


Union Steel Holdings  (SGX:ZB9) 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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Union Steel Holdings (SGX:ZB9) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
33 Pioneer Road North, Singapore, SGP, 628474
Union Steel Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. Its operating segments are Metals that include import and export of scrap metals, trading, and leasing of metal products; Scaffolding that provides scaffolding services and related consultancy services; Engineering including civil construction and engineering work, manufacturing of motor vehicle bodies, and sale and rental of marine deck equipment; Others that include income from the rental of properties. The company generates the majority of revenue from the Metals segment. Geographically, the company operates mainly in Singapore followed by India, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Netherlands, and Others.

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