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Usha Martin (BOM:517146) Beta : 0.62 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Usha Martin Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Usha Martin's Beta is 0.62.


Usha Martin Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Usha Martin's Beta can be seen below:

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Usha Martin Beta Chart

Usha Martin Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.56 1.47 1.39 0.98 0.58

Usha Martin Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.19 0.77 0.58 0.86 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Usha Martin's Beta

For the Steel subindustry, Usha Martin'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.


Usha Martin's Beta Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Usha Martin's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Usha Martin 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.


Usha Martin  (BOM:517146) 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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Usha Martin Business Description

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2A, Shakespeare Sarani, Mangal Kalash, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 071
Usha Martin Ltd is engaged in the business of the production of wire rope. The company's operating segment includes Wire and wire ropes and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Wire and wire ropes segment. The wire and wire ropes segment manufactures and sells steel wires, strands, wire ropes, cords, related accessories, and others. Its Others segment includes the manufacturing and selling of wire drawing and allied machines and corporate office. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from India and also has its presence outside India.

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