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Vital (NZSE:VTL) Beta : 0.73 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Vital Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), Vital's Beta is 0.73.


Vital Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vital'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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Vital Beta Chart

Vital Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.33 0.30 0.20 0.42

Vital 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 0.47 0.20 0.29 0.42 0.74

Competitive Comparison of Vital's Beta

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vital'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.


Vital's Beta Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Vital's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vital 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.


Vital  (NZSE:VTL) 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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Vital (NZSE:VTL) Business Description

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49 Tory Street, Level 4 and 5, Tower B, Te Aro, Wellington, NTL, NZL, 6011
Vital Ltd provides communication services in New Zealand. The company operates through two segments: Wireless Networks and Wired Networks. The majority of the revenue comes from the Wireless Networks that include traditional mobile radio business along with it is associated with finance leasing, data, and GPS tracking products, and the wireless broadband business. The Wired Networks segment includes the wired broadband business and provides broadband connectivity and ancillary-related services to a range of wholesale customers and end-users.

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