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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Beta : 0.56 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-15), Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta is 0.56.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta can be seen below:

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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Beta Chart

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.85 1.17 1.12 0.69 0.31

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 1.12 1.03 0.69 0.31 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon'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.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beta falls into.



Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon  (JSE:WBO) 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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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Business Description

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53 Andries Street, Wynberg, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd is a South Africa-based construction company. The company's business activities encompass designing, construction, and procurement, as well as civil engineering, works for large-scale public and private projects, roads and earthworks projects, and turnkey projects. The company also provides construction materials, real estate development, and other services. Its customers predominantly come from the retail, residential, hotel and entertainment, infrastructure, mining, energy, and oil and gas sectors. Its segment include: Plastic Packaging Segment and Property Investment Segment. Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovconc operates in South Africa, United Kingdom and Rest of Africa. Substantial part of the overall revenue is generated from its operations in South Africa.

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