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Henry Boot (LSE:BOOT) Beta : 0.71 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Henry Boot Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-25), Henry Boot's Beta is 0.71.


Henry Boot Beta Historical Data

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

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Henry Boot Beta Chart

Henry Boot 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 1.25 1.21 - - 0.94

Henry Boot 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 - - - 0.94 0.99

Competitive Comparison of Henry Boot's Beta

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Henry Boot'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.


Henry Boot's Beta Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Henry Boot's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Henry Boot 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.


Henry Boot  (LSE:BOOT) 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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Henry Boot Business Description

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Address
4 Charles Street, Isaacs Building, Sheffield, GBR, S1 2HS
Henry Boot PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the real estate sector. The firm operates in three segments; Property Investment and Development, which is inclusive of property investment, property development, housebuilding, and associated trading activities; Land Promotion, which includes land management, development, and trading activities; and Construction, inclusive of its PFI (Private Finance Initiative contract) company, and plant hire activities. It derives maximum revenue from Property Investment and Development segment.