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Portman Ridge Finance (FRA:KJ7A) Beta : 0.49 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Portman Ridge Finance Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-11), Portman Ridge Finance's Beta is 0.49.


Portman Ridge Finance Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Portman Ridge Finance's Beta can be seen below:

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Portman Ridge Finance Beta Chart

Portman Ridge Finance 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 - 1.20 1.40 1.41 0.51

Portman Ridge Finance 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 0.68 0.51 0.50 0.49 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Portman Ridge Finance's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Portman Ridge Finance'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.


Portman Ridge Finance's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Portman Ridge Finance's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Portman Ridge Finance's Beta falls into.



Portman Ridge Finance 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.


Portman Ridge Finance  (FRA:KJ7A) 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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Portman Ridge Finance Business Description

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Address
650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Portman Ridge Finance Corp Inc is a non-diversified closed-end investment company. The company originates, structures, and invests in secured term loans, bonds or notes, and mezzanine debt primarily in privately-held middle market companies but may also invest in other investments such as loans to publicly traded companies, high-yield bonds, and distressed debt securities. The company's investment objective in the Debt securities portfolio is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from the investments in senior secured term loans, mezzanine debt, and selected equity investments in privately-held middle market companies.

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