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Towngas Smart Energy Co (STU:PGJ) Beta : 0.82 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Towngas Smart Energy Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-24), Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta is 0.82.


Towngas Smart Energy Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Towngas Smart Energy Co Beta Chart

Towngas Smart Energy 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 0.76 0.47 0.64 0.55 0.89

Towngas Smart Energy Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.64 0.56 0.55 0.45 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Towngas Smart Energy 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.


Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Towngas Smart Energy Co's Beta falls into.



Towngas Smart Energy 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.


Towngas Smart Energy Co  (STU:PGJ) 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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Towngas Smart Energy Co (STU:PGJ) Business Description

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Address
363 Java Road, North Point, 23rd Floor, Hong Kong, HKG
Towngas Smart Energy Co Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in the sales of pipe gas and other types of energy, the construction of gas pipelines, the sale of gas appliances and related products, and other value-added services in the People's Republic of China. It has three operating segments; Sales of piped gas and energy including Sales of piped gas (mainly natural gas) and other types of energy, Gas connection include Construction of gas pipeline networks under gas connection contracts, and Extended business including Sales of gas-related household appliances and related products, and other related value-added services.

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