InterMune (FRA:IUX) Beta : N/A (As of Sep. 24, 2024)

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What is InterMune Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-09-24), InterMune's Beta is Not available.

InterMune Beta Historical Data

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

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InterMune Beta Chart

InterMune Annual Data

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0.37

1.70

2.98

5.28

1.89

InterMune Quarterly Data
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Beta	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.59	3.10	1.89	3.50	-

Competitive Comparison of InterMune's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, InterMune'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.

InterMune's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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

InterMune 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.

InterMune (FRA:IUX) 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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http://www.intermune.com

InterMune, Inc was incorporated in California in 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in 2000 in connection with its initial public offering. InterMune is a biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapies in pulmonology and orphan fibrotic diseases. The Company's business is mainly focused on the development and commercialization of therapies within the specialized areas of pulmonology and orphan fibrotic diseases. It has an advanced-stage product candidate in pulmonology, pirfenidone that was granted marketing authorization effective February 2011 in all 27 member countries of the European Union for the treatment of adults with mild to moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pirfenidone is an orally active, small molecule compound under development for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pirfenidone, a treatment for IPF, a progressive and fatal lung disease, has completed the global Phase 3 CAPACITY clinical development program. Actimmune is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of chronic granulomatous disease and severe, malignant osteopetrosis. Actimmune is also approved for commercial use in both indications in numerous other countries. CGD is a life-threatening congenital disorder that causes patients, mainly children, to be vulnerable to severe, recurrent bacterial and fungal infections. This results in frequent and prolonged hospitalizations and commonly results in death. Severe, malignant osteopetrosis is a life-threatening, congenital disorder that mainly affects children. This disease results in increased susceptibility to infection and an overgrowth of bony structures that might lead to blindness and/or deafness. The FDA and comparable regulatory agencies in state and local jurisdictions and in foreign countries impose substantial requirements upon the clinical development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products.

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