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Schouw AS (OCSE:SCHO) Beta : 0.57 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is Schouw AS Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-02), Schouw AS's Beta is 0.57.


Schouw AS Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schouw AS's Beta can be seen below:

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Schouw AS Beta Chart

Schouw AS 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 0.52 0.86 1.16 1.04 0.93

Schouw AS 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 0.90 0.93 -0.30 0.84 0.65

Competitive Comparison of Schouw AS's Beta

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Schouw AS'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.


Schouw AS's Beta Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Schouw AS's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Schouw AS 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.


Schouw AS  (OCSE:SCHO) 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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Schouw AS Business Description

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Address
Chr. Filtenborgs Plads 1, Aarhus C, DNK, DK-8000
Schouw & Co AS is an industrial conglomerate making long-term investments in businesses. The investments made by the company include 1) BioMar, the manufacturer of quality feed for the fish and shrimp farming industries. 2) GPV is EMS business, manufacturer of electronics, mechanics, cable harnessing and mechatronics. 3) HydraSpecma is engaged into hydraulic solutions and components. 4) Borg Automotive is an independent automotive remanufacturing company. Sells to distributors and OE customers for almost all car makes. 5) Fibertex Personal Care is a manufacturer of spunmelt nonwovens for the personal care industry. The company sells products for baby diapers, sanitary towels and incontinence products. 6) Fibertex Nonwovens is a manufacturer of special-purpose nonwovens.