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MDXHF (Medx Health) Beta : -0.97 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Medx Health Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-14), Medx Health's Beta is -0.97.


Medx Health Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medx Health's Beta can be seen below:

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Medx Health Beta Chart

Medx Health 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 - - 0.01 -0.12 0.02

Medx Health Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.05 0.02 -0.01 -0.13 -0.30

Competitive Comparison of Medx Health's Beta

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Medx Health'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.


Medx Health's Beta Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Medx Health's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medx Health 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.


Medx Health  (OTCPK:MDXHF) 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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Medx Health Business Description

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Address
1495 Bonhill Road, Unit 1, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5T 1M2
Medx Health Corp is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of skin-related screening tools and phototherapy devices for pain relief and tissue repair. Its two main product lines are; SIAscopy, a medical device technology that is used to scan skin for suspicious moles and lesions; and Phototherapeutic medical devices, which use light energy in lower-level laser and LED to provide effective treatment of pain and tissue damage in the rehabilitation market. It derives key revenue from the sale of Phototherapeutic lasers. The company sells its products internationally, of which prime revenue is generated in Canada and the United States.