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i-CABLE Communications (i-CABLE Communications) Beta : -0.03 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is i-CABLE Communications Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-16), i-CABLE Communications's Beta is -0.03.


i-CABLE Communications Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for i-CABLE Communications's Beta can be seen below:

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i-CABLE Communications Beta Chart

i-CABLE Communications 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 - - -0.37 1.80 1.26

i-CABLE Communications Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -0.37 1.41 1.80 1.30 1.26

Competitive Comparison of i-CABLE Communications's Beta

For the Entertainment subindustry, i-CABLE Communications'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.


i-CABLE Communications's Beta Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, i-CABLE Communications's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where i-CABLE Communications's Beta falls into.



i-CABLE Communications 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.


i-CABLE Communications  (OTCPK:ICABF) 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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i-CABLE Communications (i-CABLE Communications) Business Description

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9 Hoi Shing Road, 7th Floor, Cable TV Tower, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
i-CABLE Communications Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in operating in two business segments; The media segment includes operations related to the television subscription business, domestic free television program service, advertising, channel carriage, television relay service, program licensing, theatrical release, and other related businesses, and The telecommunications segment includes operations related to broadband internet access services, portal operation, telephony services, network leasing, network construction, mobile service, and mobile agency service as well as other related businesses.

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