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Datang International Power Generation Co (SHSE:601991) Beta : 0.93 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Datang International Power Generation Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-01), Datang International Power Generation Co's Beta is 0.93.


Datang International Power Generation Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Datang International Power Generation Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Datang International Power Generation Co Beta Chart

Datang International Power Generation 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 0.71 0.87 1.02 1.15 0.94

Datang International Power Generation Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.04 0.97 0.92 0.94 0.93

Competitive Comparison of Datang International Power Generation Co's Beta

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Datang International Power Generation 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.


Datang International Power Generation Co's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Datang International Power Generation Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Datang International Power Generation 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.


Datang International Power Generation Co  (SHSE:601991) 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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Datang International Power Generation Co (SHSE:601991) Business Description

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No.9 Guangningbo Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd is one of five state-controlled independent power producers in China. The power generation businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries cover provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, whereas coalfired power generators of the Company are centralized in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and southeast coastal regions. Majority of the hydropower projects are located in the south west region. Wind power and photovoltaic power projects are distributed across the country in areas with abundant resources. The operating segments of the group are: Power and heat generation segment; Coal segment and Other segments.

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