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Mitsubishi Paper Mills (TSE:3864) Volatility : 46.36% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Mitsubishi Paper Mills 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 (2024-05-26), Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Volatility is 46.36%.


Competitive Comparison of Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Volatility

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mitsubishi Paper Mills'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.


Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Volatility Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mitsubishi Paper Mills's Volatility falls into.



Mitsubishi Paper Mills  (TSE:3864) 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.


Mitsubishi Paper Mills  (TSE:3864) 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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Mitsubishi Paper Mills (TSE:3864) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2-10-14 Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 130-0026
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd is a paper and paper manufacturing company. The company manufactures printing paper, printing plate materials and printing systems supporting offset and other printing. Its segments consist of Paper and Pulp, Imaging Media, Speciality Materials and Warehouse and Transportation. The company generates maximum revenue from the Paper and Pulp segment. Its offers graphic arts material; photographic materials; inkjet media; thermo memory; battery separator; air filter and others. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Japan and also has a presence in Europe; Asia; North America and Other Countries.

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