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Legrand (FRA:LRC) Beta : 1.33 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Legrand Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-22), Legrand's Beta is 1.33.


Legrand Beta Historical Data

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

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Legrand Beta Chart

Legrand 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 0.78 0.80 0.78 1.01 1.26

Legrand Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.12 1.02 0.94 1.26 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Legrand's Beta

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Legrand'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.


Legrand's Beta Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Legrand's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Legrand 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.


Legrand  (FRA:LRC) 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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Legrand (FRA:LRC) Business Description

Address
128, Avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, Cedex, Limoges, FRA, 87045
Legrand is a global manufacturer of low-voltage electrical components, which are mostly used in residential (40%) and nonresidential (40%) buildings. Its products include wiring devices, cable management, lighting, and audio visual equipment, sold under approximately 80 brands across 180 countries. Its products are sold primarily through specialist distributors that subsequently sell to installers/electricians. Legrand is a major supplier to global electrical equipment distributors, including Rexel and Sonepar. North America and Europe each account for 40% of group sales.

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