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Vardhman Special Steels (BOM:534392) Beta : -0.23 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Vardhman Special Steels Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-23), Vardhman Special Steels's Beta is -0.23.


Vardhman Special Steels Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vardhman Special Steels's Beta can be seen below:

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Vardhman Special Steels Beta Chart

Vardhman Special Steels 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 1.37 1.49 1.36 0.75 -0.53

Vardhman Special Steels Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.75 0.52 0.61 -0.21 -0.53

Competitive Comparison of Vardhman Special Steels's Beta

For the Steel subindustry, Vardhman Special Steels'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.


Vardhman Special Steels's Beta Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Vardhman Special Steels's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vardhman Special Steels's Beta falls into.



Vardhman Special Steels 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.


Vardhman Special Steels  (BOM:534392) 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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Vardhman Special Steels (BOM:534392) Business Description

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Address
Chandigarh Road, Vardhman Premises, Ludhiana, PB, IND, 141 010
Vardhman Special Steels Ltd is engaged in manufacturing steel bars and rods. The company caters to diverse requirements of hot-rolled bars for Engineering, Automotive, Tractor, Bearing and Allied Industries. Its products include Carbon steel, Carbon manganese steel, Chrome steel, Chrome manganese steel, Chrome moly steel, Boron steel, Vanadium steel, and Ball bearing steel. The company manufactures products using techniques such as Steel melting, Rolling Mill, Heat treatment and Bright bar shop. It generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of black bars. The company's operations are mainly located within India.

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