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Polyplex (Thailand) PCL (BKK:PTL-R) Beta : 0.37 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)


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What is Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-07-09), Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta is 0.37.


Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta can be seen below:

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Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Beta Chart

Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 0.97 -0.37 0.54 0.47

Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.54 0.46 0.65 0.61 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Polyplex (Thailand) PCL'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.


Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Polyplex (Thailand) PCL's Beta falls into.


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Polyplex (Thailand) PCL 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.


Polyplex (Thailand) PCL  (BKK:PTL-R) 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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Polyplex (Thailand) PCL Business Description

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Soi Sukhumvit 19, Sukhumvit Road, 75/26 Ocean Tower II, 18th Floor, Kwaeng North Klongtoey, Khet Wattana, Bangkok, THA, 10110
Polyplex (Thailand) PCL is a Thailand-based company which is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of polyester films, metallized films, extrusion coated films, cast polypropylene films, silicone coated films and PET resins. The company produces a various line of products such as Bopet films, CPP (Cast Polypropylene) films, Blown PP films, one or two-sided coated release films and extrusion coated film under the banner of Sarafil, Saracote, and Saralam. It has a single industry segmen being the manufacture and distribution of polyester films, metallised films, extrusion coated films, cast polypropylene films, silicone coated films, blown films, holographic films, and PET resins. Geographically, it generates a majority of revenue from the Overseas countries.

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