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Shanghai Material Trading Co (SHSE:600822) Beta : 0.95 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Shanghai Material Trading Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Shanghai Material Trading Co's Beta is 0.95.


Shanghai Material Trading Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Material Trading Co'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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Shanghai Material Trading Co Beta Chart

Shanghai Material Trading Co 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 1.76 1.40 1.16 0.87 0.67

Shanghai Material Trading Co 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 0.48 0.67 0.61 0.67 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Material Trading Co's Beta

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Shanghai Material Trading Co'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.


Shanghai Material Trading Co's Beta Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Shanghai Material Trading Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanghai Material Trading Co's Beta falls into.



Shanghai Material Trading 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.


Shanghai Material Trading Co  (SHSE:600822) 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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Shanghai Material Trading Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 325 South Suzhou Road, 4th Floor, Shanghai, Shanghai, CHN, 200002
Shanghai Material Trading Co Ltd is principally engaged in the trading of metal, oil products and automobiles. The company operates its businesses in domestic and overseas markets. Its scopr of business include metal materials, mineral products, light chemical raw materials, building materials, wood, automobiles and accessories, mechanical and electrical equipment, fuel, hardware and electricity, textile Import and export trade business; warehousing, information consulting and technical services.

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