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Hermes Pacific Investments (LSE:HPAC) Beta : -0.28 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Hermes Pacific Investments Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-22), Hermes Pacific Investments's Beta is -0.28.


Hermes Pacific Investments Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hermes Pacific Investments's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Hermes Pacific Investments Beta Chart

Hermes Pacific Investments Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.28 -0.12 -0.03 - -

Hermes Pacific 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 - - - - -0.04

Competitive Comparison of Hermes Pacific Investments's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hermes Pacific 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.


Hermes Pacific Investments's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hermes Pacific Investments's Beta falls into.



Hermes Pacific 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.


Hermes Pacific Investments  (LSE:HPAC) 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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Hermes Pacific Investments (LSE:HPAC) Business Description

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Address
22 Great James Street, London, GBR, WC1N 3ES
Hermes Pacific Investments PLC is a part of the financial services sector. It is an investment company and it has its investments focused on the emerging markets. The company follows a of focusing investments in either quoted or unquoted investments made by direct acquisitions of equity interests, partnerships, joint ventures, and other projects in South East Asia.

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