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Jawala (SGX:1J7) Beta : -0.20 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Jawala Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-25), Jawala's Beta is -0.20.


Jawala Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jawala'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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Jawala Beta Chart

Jawala Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - 0.36 -0.10 -0.48

Jawala Semi-Annual Data
Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 -0.05 -0.10 -0.07 -0.48 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Jawala's Beta

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Jawala'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.


Jawala's Beta Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Jawala's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jawala 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.


Jawala  (SGX:1J7) 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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Jawala (SGX:1J7) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Sultan Ismail, Lot 17-02, 17th Floor, Menara Promet, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50250
Jawala Inc provides a range of wood, palm oil, and petroleum products. The company is also involved in construction procurements, countertrade and investment through joint ventures in infrastructure and industrial projects. The company's only segment being timber namely the planting, extraction and sale of logs.

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