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SMC (SMECF) Volatility : 21.20% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is SMC 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 (2024-04-28), SMC's Volatility is 21.20%.


Competitive Comparison of SMC's Volatility

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, SMC'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.


SMC's Volatility Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, SMC's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

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



SMC  (OTCPK:SMECF) 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.


SMC  (OTCPK:SMECF) 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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SMC (SMECF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4-14-1, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0021
SMC Corp (domiciled in Japan) manufactures automatic control and filtration equipment. Its filters, valves, cylinders, and actuators are sold to customers in various industrial markets, and contribute to automated operations. The company has two reportable business segments: automatic control equipment (majority of total revenues), and others. SMC operates several production facilities, sales offices, and technical development centers to construct various components and streamline the process. Asia accounts for majority of total sales, but the company does utilize offices in the United States, Europe, and other regions of the world. It works to meet the rules and needs of foreign countries to ensure its products can be accepted in differentiated markets.

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