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STO Express Co (SZSE:002468) Beta : 1.08 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is STO Express Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-04-08), STO Express Co's Beta is 1.08.


STO Express Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for STO Express Co's Beta can be seen below:

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STO Express Co Beta Chart

STO Express 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 1.31 0.76 0.62 0.13 0.60

STO Express 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 0.31 0.60 0.77 0.95 1.06

Competitive Comparison of STO Express Co's Beta

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, STO Express 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.


STO Express Co's Beta Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, STO Express Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where STO Express Co's Beta falls into.


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STO Express 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.


STO Express Co  (SZSE:002468) 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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STO Express Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 25, Lane 6598, Beiqing Road, Yibang International Office Building, Qingpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 201706
STO Express is one of the "Tongdas," which refers to the top four national express delivery companies that adopt the network partner model. Tongdas provide line-haul transportation, sorting, and waybill services to its network partners for fees, while its local network partners provide first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery services under the Tongdas' brands and collect the payments. STO was founded in 1993 by Nie Tengfei, who passed away in 1998. His widow Chen Xiaoying's brother, Chen Dejun is now the chairman. The family held over 34% of the company as of Sept. 30, 2024. STO's strategic shareholder is Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, with a 25% stake. Alibaba can exercise its share options to purchase additional 21% of STO from the family before Dec. 27, 2025, at CNY 16.50 per share.
Executives
Xiong Da Hai Executives
Chen De Jun Directors, executives
Qiu Cheng Supervisors
Chen Xu Executives
Luo Rong Securities Affairs Representative

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