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MGRC (McGrath RentCorp) Beta : 0.52 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is McGrath RentCorp Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), McGrath RentCorp's Beta is 0.52.


McGrath RentCorp Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for McGrath RentCorp's Beta can be seen below:

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McGrath RentCorp Beta Chart

McGrath RentCorp 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 0.54 0.99 1.07 0.85 0.41

McGrath RentCorp 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 0.47 0.41 0.36 0.43 0.49

Competitive Comparison of McGrath RentCorp's Beta

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, McGrath RentCorp'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.


McGrath RentCorp's Beta Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, McGrath RentCorp's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



McGrath RentCorp 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.


McGrath RentCorp  (NAS:MGRC) 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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McGrath RentCorp Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA, USA, 94551-7800
McGrath RentCorp is a rental company. It is comprised of four reportable business segments: Modular building and portable storage segment (Mobile Modular), Electronic test equipment segment (TRS-RenTelco), Containment solutions for the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids segment (Adler Tanks) and Classroom manufacturing division selling modular classrooms in California (Enviroplex). The company generates its revenues majorily from the rental of its equipment on operating leases with sales of equipment occurring in the normal course of business.
Executives
Joseph F Hanna director, officer: President & CEO
John P Skenesky officer: VP and Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Kimberly Ann Box director 7157 TREELINE CT., GRANITE BAY CA 95746
Philip B Hawkins officer: VP & Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Tara Wescott officer: Vice President Human Resources C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Trease Kristina Van officer: VP & Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
David M Whitney officer: VP, Controller, PAO 5700 LOS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
William J Dawson director C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2411 STANWELL DRIVE, CONCORD CA 94520
Keith E Pratt officer: Executive VP and CFO
Elizabeth A Fetter director 1400 MARINA WAY SOUTH, RICHMOND CA 94804
John Lieffrig officer: VP & Division Manager C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Gilda Malek officer: VP, Legal General Counsel C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Dennis P Stradford director
Nicolas C Anderson director 3100 ZINFANDEL DRIVE, STE. 450, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Stuart Templeton Porter officer: VP & Division Manager C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551