Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), Hallador Energy Co's Beta is -0.17.
Hallador Energy Co Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for Hallador Energy Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of Hallador Energy Co's Beta
For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Hallador Energy Co'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.
Hallador Energy Co's Beta Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry
For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Hallador Energy Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Hallador Energy Co's Beta falls into.
Hallador Energy Co 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.
Hallador Energy Co (NAS:HNRG) 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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Hallador Energy Co (Hallador Energy Co) Business Description
Hallador Energy Co is a coal mining company with operations in Indiana, USA, and it is part of the electric power generation industry. The operations of the company are divided into two primary reportable segments, the Coal Operations and Electric Operations segments. The majority of revenue is earned from the Coal Operations segment.
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