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GCP Infrastructure Investments (LSE:GCP) Beta : 0.81 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is GCP Infrastructure Investments Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-27), GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta is 0.81.


GCP Infrastructure Investments Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta can be seen below:

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GCP Infrastructure Investments Beta Chart

GCP Infrastructure Investments Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 0.30 - - -0.31

GCP Infrastructure Investments Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - - - - -0.31

Competitive Comparison of GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, GCP Infrastructure Investments'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.


GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GCP Infrastructure Investments's Beta falls into.



GCP Infrastructure Investments 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.


GCP Infrastructure Investments  (LSE:GCP) 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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GCP Infrastructure Investments (LSE:GCP) Business Description

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IFC 5, Saint Helier, JEY, JE1 1ST
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd is a closed-ended investment company. The company's investment objectives are to provide its shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and to preserve the capital value of its investment assets over the long term, by generating exposure to subordinated private finance initiative (PFI) debt and similar assets. It mainly makes investments in subordinated debt instruments issued by infrastructure project companies and assets with a similar economic effect. The company also acquires the senior debt of infrastructure project companies. The company makes use of leverage to finance the acquisition of investments and enhance returns to investors as well as the gearing of investments.