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Ricardo (FRA:RIR) Beta

: 0.70 (As of Today)
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Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-16), Ricardo's Beta is 0.70.


Ricardo Beta Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ricardo Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 1.35 0.88 0.67 0.07

Ricardo Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beta 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.67 0.67 0.63 0.07 0.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Ricardo'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.


Ricardo Beta Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ricardo's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ricardo 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.


Ricardo  (FRA:RIR) 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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Ricardo (FRA:RIR) Business Description

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Address
Shoreham Technical Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR, BN43 5FG
Ricardo PLC is a provider of business solutions in the United Kingdom. The company's operating segments include Energy & Environment, Rail, Automotive and Industrial, Defense, and Performance Products. Its Automotive and Industrial segment generates most of the revenue for the company. The company operates in the UK, Mainland Europe, North America, China, Australia, the Rest of Asia, and the Rest of the World.

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