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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co (NAI:KPLC) Beta : N/A (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-04-06), The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta is Not available.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta can be seen below:

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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Beta Chart

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Competitive Comparison of The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co 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.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co  (NAI:KPLC) 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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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Business Description

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Address
Kolobot Road, Parklands, Stima Plaza, Po Box 30099, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
The Kenya Power & Lighting Co PLC is an electric power distribution company. The core business of the company includes transmission, distribution, and retail of electricity throughout Kenya. The company's business is organized by regions comprising Nairobi, Mount Kenya, Coast, and West Kenya. The firm also owns and operates an electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Nairobi region.

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