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Chesswood Group (Chesswood Group) Beta : 0.81 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Chesswood Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), Chesswood Group's Beta is 0.81.


Chesswood Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chesswood Group's Beta can be seen below:

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Chesswood Group Beta Chart

Chesswood Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 2.52 2.77 2.18 0.89

Chesswood Group 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 2.18 1.64 1.40 1.17 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Chesswood Group's Beta

For the Credit Services subindustry, Chesswood Group'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.


Chesswood Group's Beta Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Chesswood Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chesswood Group's Beta falls into.



Chesswood Group 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.


Chesswood Group  (OTCPK:CHWWF) 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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Chesswood Group (Chesswood Group) Business Description

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Address
1133 Yonge Street, Suite 603, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4T 2Y7
Chesswood Group Ltd is a holding company whose subsidiaries engage in the business of specialty finance (including equipment finance throughout North America, and vehicle finance in Canada), as well as the origination and management of private credit alternatives for North American investors. The company's operations consist of U.S. Equipment Financing Segment, Canadian Equipment Financing Segment, Canadian Auto Financing Segment, and Asset Management Segment. The US Equipment Financing business, which is the key revenue driver, is located in the US and is involved in small-ticket equipment leasing and lending to small and medium-sized businesses.

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