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Rurelec (LSE:RUR) Beta : -0.03 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Rurelec Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-17), Rurelec's Beta is -0.03.


Rurelec Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rurelec'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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Rurelec Beta Chart

Rurelec Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.67 0.29 0.63 0.65 -

Rurelec Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - - - - -0.45

Competitive Comparison of Rurelec's Beta

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Rurelec'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.


Rurelec's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Rurelec's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rurelec 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.


Rurelec  (LSE:RUR) 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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Rurelec (LSE:RUR) Business Description

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5 St. John's Lane, London, GBR, EC1M 4BH
Rurelec PLC is an owner, developer, and operator of power generation capacity. Its main business consists of the ownership and development of power generation facilities on national and regional grids and in isolated areas, selling wholesale electricity as a generator on commercial terms, through capacity payments or power purchase agreements. The company's geographic segments consist of Chile and UK.

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