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NKT AS (FRA:NKT) Beta : 0.29 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is NKT AS Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-24), NKT AS's Beta is 0.29.


NKT AS Beta Historical Data

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

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NKT AS Beta Chart

NKT AS Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 1.72 1.45 0.62 0.36

NKT AS Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.62 0.65 0.68 0.55 0.36

Competitive Comparison of NKT AS's Beta

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, NKT AS'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.


NKT AS's Beta Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



NKT AS 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.


NKT AS  (FRA:NKT) 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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NKT AS Business Description

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Vibeholms Alle 20, Broendby, DNK, 2605
NKT A/S is a Denmark-based provider of cable technology. The company, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the following segments; Solutions, Applications, and Service & Accessories. Maximum revenue is generated from the Solutions segment which caters to the high-voltage power cable market and is involved in the manufacturing and installation of high-voltage cables and products for onshore power transmission and distribution, power-from-shore, cable projects, offshore wind connections, and other projects. This segment also owns and operates a cable-laying vessel, NKT Victoria. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Germany followed by the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Poland, Norway, Denmark, and other regions.

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