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Taylor Devices (Taylor Devices) Beta : 1.02 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Taylor Devices Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-26), Taylor Devices's Beta is 1.02.


Taylor Devices Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taylor Devices's Beta can be seen below:

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Taylor Devices Beta Chart

Taylor Devices Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.47 0.94 0.89 1.07 0.60

Taylor Devices Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.92 0.60 0.90 0.89 0.93

Competitive Comparison of Taylor Devices's Beta

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Taylor Devices'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.


Taylor Devices's Beta Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Taylor Devices's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taylor Devices 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.


Taylor Devices  (NAS:TAYD) 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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Taylor Devices (Taylor Devices) Business Description

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Address
90 Taylor Drive, P.O. Box 748, North Tonawanda, North Tonawanda, NY, USA, 14120
Taylor Devices Inc is involved in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in various types of machinery, equipment, and structures. The company's product line includes Seismic dampers, Fluidicshoks, Crane and industrial buffers, Self-adjusting shock absorbers, Liquid die springs and Vibration Dampers. In general, its products are used to absorb, control, or mitigate the motion of masses caused by earthquakes or explosions. The company markets its product to various industries such as industrial, steel mills, buildings, bridges, aerospace, defense, and automotive industries.
Executives
Ira Sochet 10 percent owner 24 NORTH PINE CIRCLE, BELLEAIR FL 33756
Timothy John Sopko director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Paul Murray Heary officer: Chief Financial Officer TAYLOR DEVICES, INC., 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Robert Michael Carey director 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Alan Raymond Klembczyk director, officer: PRESIDENT 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Fritz Eric Armenat director 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Randall L Clark director 475 CAYUGA ROAD, CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225
Mark V Mcdonough officer: Chief Financial Officer 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Douglas P Taylor director, officer: President 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120-0748
John Burgess director 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120
Donald B Hofmar director TAYLOR DEVICES INC, 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120-0748
Richard G Hill director, officer: Vice President 90 TAYLOR DRIVE, PO BOX 748, NORTH TONAWANDA NY 14120-0748
Newman Reginald B Ii director PRIOR AVIATION SERVICE INC., 50 NORTH AIRPORT DRIVE, BUFFALO NY 14225
Joseph P Gastel director, officer: Secretary
Baird Foundation Cameron 10 percent owner C/O KAYINOKY & COOK, 120 DELAWARE AVE, BUFFALO NY 14202