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GNTX (Gentex) Beta : 0.90 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Gentex Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Gentex's Beta is 0.90.


Gentex Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gentex'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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Gentex Beta Chart

Gentex 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 1.06 1.09 0.96 0.88 0.83

Gentex 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 0.85 0.83 0.85 0.86 0.95

Competitive Comparison of Gentex's Beta

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Beta Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex 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.


Gentex  (NAS:GNTX) 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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Gentex Business Description

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Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2023 totaled about $2.3 billion with 50.6 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 63% interior and 37% exterior, versus 31% exterior in 2019. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director