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EDP - Energias de Portugal (EDP - Energias de Portugal) Beta : 0.62 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is EDP - Energias de Portugal Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-28), EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta is 0.62.


EDP - Energias de Portugal Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta can be seen below:

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EDP - Energias de Portugal Beta Chart

EDP - Energias de Portugal 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 0.24 0.63 0.67 0.75 0.68

EDP - Energias de Portugal 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 0.75 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68

Competitive Comparison of EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, EDP - Energias de Portugal'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.


EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where EDP - Energias de Portugal's Beta falls into.



EDP - Energias de Portugal 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.


EDP - Energias de Portugal  (OTCPK:EDPFY) 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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EDP - Energias de Portugal (EDP - Energias de Portugal) Business Description

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Avendia 24 de Julho, No. 12, 4th Floor, Lisboa, PRT, 1249-300
EDP is a vertically integrated utility company and is the largest generator, supplier, and distributor of electricity in Portugal. In addition to Portugal, EDP has sizable operations in Spain, Brazil, and the U.S. EDP owns 71% of EDP Renovaveis, the fourth-largest wind power owner/operator in the world. EDP also owns 54% of Energias do Brasil that it aims to delist by end-2023.

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