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IWTNF (Iwatani) Beta : -0.11 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Iwatani Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-15), Iwatani's Beta is -0.11.


Iwatani Beta Historical Data

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

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Iwatani Beta Chart

Iwatani Annual Data
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Iwatani Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Iwatani's Beta

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Iwatani'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.


Iwatani's Beta Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Iwatani's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Iwatani 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.


Iwatani  (OTCPK:IWTNF) 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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Iwatani Business Description

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6-4, Hommachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JPN, 541-0053
Iwatani Corp is a Japanese conglomerate involved in a variety of energy, industrial, and food services activities. Iwatani segments its operations into Energy, Industrial Gases and Machinery, Materials, and Agri-bio and Foods businesses. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its Energy division. In this unit, Iwatani supplies LPG and petroleum products for household, commercial, and industrial use. The company's Industrial Gases & Machinery and Materials divisions are also responsible for significant income streams. These segments supply high-pressure gases, such as hydrogen and nitrogen, and rare earth metals used in the manufacturing of technology products, respectively. The vast majority of Iwatani's revenue comes from its operations in Japan.