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ForU Holdings (ForU Holdings) Beta : -216.63 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is ForU Holdings Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-29), ForU Holdings's Beta is -216.63.


ForU Holdings Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for ForU Holdings's Beta can be seen below:

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ForU Holdings Beta Chart

ForU Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Beta
3.54 -2.31 -2.02 -1.04

ForU Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11
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 -1.33 -1.04 -1.30 -1.60 -0.52

Competitive Comparison of ForU Holdings's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ForU Holdings'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.


ForU Holdings's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ForU Holdings's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ForU Holdings's Beta falls into.



ForU Holdings 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.


ForU Holdings  (OTCPK:FORU) 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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ForU Holdings (ForU Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
117 S. Cook Street, Suite 184, Barrington, IL, USA, 60010
Website
ForU Holdings Inc is operating in the health and wellness space. The Company offers solutions for better physical, nutritional and emotional health worldwide.
Executives
Tad M Ballantyne director, officer: CEO 5118 HUNT CLUB ROAD, RACINE WI 53402

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