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Wuxi AppTec Co (STU:WX8) Beta : 0.11 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is Wuxi AppTec Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-09-26), Wuxi AppTec Co's Beta is 0.11.


Wuxi AppTec Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wuxi AppTec Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Wuxi AppTec Co Beta Chart

Wuxi AppTec 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 - - -0.21 0.04 0.08

Wuxi AppTec Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -0.15 -0.14 0.08 0.10 -0.04

Competitive Comparison of Wuxi AppTec Co's Beta

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Wuxi AppTec 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.


Wuxi AppTec Co's Beta Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Wuxi AppTec Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Wuxi AppTec 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.


Wuxi AppTec Co  (STU:WX8) 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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Wuxi AppTec Co Business Description

Address
288 Fute Zhong Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, CHN, 200131
Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd provides a portfolio of research and manufacturing services through the discovery, development, and manufacturing spectrum for small-molecule drugs, cell therapies, gene therapies, and testing services for medical devices. Its segments comprise WuXi Chemistry, WuXi Testing, WuXi Biology, WuXi ATU, WuXi DDSU, and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the WuXi Chemistry segment. Its geographic areas are the PRC, USA, Europe, and the Rest of the world, in which it generates the majority of its revenue from the USA.

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