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China Petroleum & Chemical (STU:CHU) Beta : -0.05 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is China Petroleum & Chemical Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-15), China Petroleum & Chemical's Beta is -0.05.


China Petroleum & Chemical Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Petroleum & Chemical'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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China Petroleum & Chemical Beta Chart

China Petroleum & Chemical Annual Data
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Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.11 0.86 0.80 0.50 0.01

China Petroleum & Chemical 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 0.37 0.01 -0.06 -0.01 -

Competitive Comparison of China Petroleum & Chemical's Beta

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, China Petroleum & Chemical'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.


China Petroleum & Chemical's Beta Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, China Petroleum & Chemical's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Petroleum & Chemical's Beta falls into.



China Petroleum & Chemical 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.


China Petroleum & Chemical  (STU:CHU) 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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China Petroleum & Chemical Business Description

Address
No. 22 Chaoyangmen North Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100728
China Petroleum & Chemical, or Sinopec, is one of China's national oil companies and one of Asian's largest integrated oil companies in terms of revenue. Its income is derived primarily from refining and marketing of oil products and petrochemical production. Sinopec has China's largest petrol station network with over 30,000 stations and enjoys significant market share in petrochemicals. Established in 2000 by China Petrochemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise and majority shareholder, the company also owns oil and gas assets in Shandong and Sichuan provinces. It has a smaller global upstream presence than peers PetroChina and CNOOC. In 2023, Sinopec's production of oil and gas equivalent was 504.09 million barrels. The firm also processed 257.52 million metric tons of crude oil.