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ESMC (Escalon Medical) Beta : 0.19 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Escalon Medical Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-13), Escalon Medical's Beta is 0.19.


Escalon Medical Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Escalon Medical's Beta can be seen below:

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Escalon Medical Beta Chart

Escalon Medical Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.02 -0.12 -0.23 -0.30 -0.30

Escalon Medical 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 -0.50 0.14 -0.34 -0.30 0.19

Competitive Comparison of Escalon Medical's Beta

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Escalon Medical'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.


Escalon Medical's Beta Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Escalon Medical's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Escalon Medical's Beta falls into.



Escalon Medical 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.


Escalon Medical  (OTCPK:ESMC) 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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Escalon Medical Business Description

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Address
435 Devon Park Drive, Suite 824, Wayne, PA, USA, 19087
Escalon Medical Corp operates in the healthcare market specializing in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the area of ophthalmology. Its products are A-Scans, B-Scans, UBM, Pachymeters, Ispan Intraocular Gases, Surgical Packs, Viscous Fluid Transfer Systems, and AXIS Image Management. Substantial revenue is generated from the domestic sales of products.
Executives
David James Jacovini director 120 PINE STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
John Dogum director 1818 MARKET STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Richard J Depiano director 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Lisa A Napolitano director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
C Sean Closkey director 1700 MARKET STREET, 19TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
C Todd Trusk director 1410 RUSSELL ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19301
Robert Michael O'connor officer: Chief Financial Officer 53 SORREL RUN, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
Anthony J Coppola director 1 NORTH NEW YORK ROAD, SMITHVILLE NJ 08205
Federman Jay L Md director 501 N. ESSEX AVENUE, NARBERTH PA 19072
Kwan William L G director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark Wallace officer: Chief Operating Officer 565 E SWEDESFORD ROAD, STE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Fred G Choate director 601 DELSEA DRIVE, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ 08080
Depiano Richard J Jr officer: President 575 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Berkowitz David officer: Principal Accounting Officer 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark H Karsch officer: CFO 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087

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