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Agricultural Bank of China (Agricultural Bank of China) Beta : 0.10 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Agricultural Bank of China Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Agricultural Bank of China's Beta is 0.10.


Agricultural Bank of China Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agricultural Bank of China's Beta can be seen below:

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Agricultural Bank of China Beta Chart

Agricultural Bank of China Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.23 0.56 0.28 0.08 0.10

Agricultural Bank of China Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.08 0.15 0.16 0.14 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Agricultural Bank of China's Beta

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Agricultural Bank of China's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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.


Agricultural Bank of China's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Agricultural Bank of China's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agricultural Bank of China's Beta falls into.



Agricultural Bank of China Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Agricultural Bank of China  (OTCPK:ACGBY) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Agricultural Bank of China (Agricultural Bank of China) Business Description

Address
50 Connaught Road, 25th Floor, Agricultural Bank of China Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
As one of the big four banks, ABC is headquartered in Beijing. The bank evolved from a state-owned specialized bank to a state-controlled commercial bank. It listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges in 2010. ABC operates more than 20,000-branch network in China, providing corporate and retail banking products and services, and carries out treasury operations for its own accounts or for its customers. Shareholders Central Huijin, China's state-owned investment company, and the Ministry of Finance own 37.15% and 32.47%, respectively. Corporate banking, retail banking, and wholesale banking accounted for 41%, 53%, and 6% of total revenue in the first half of 2023, respectively. Rural banking and urban banking contributed 49% and 51% of total revenue during the same period.

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