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Formosa Taffeta Co (TPE:1434) Beta : -0.14 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Formosa Taffeta Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-25), Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta is -0.14.


Formosa Taffeta Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Formosa Taffeta Co Beta Chart

Formosa Taffeta Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.34 0.39 0.34 0.30 0.06

Formosa Taffeta Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.30 0.24 0.13 0.11 0.06

Competitive Comparison of Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Formosa Taffeta 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.


Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Taffeta Co's Beta falls into.



Formosa Taffeta 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.


Formosa Taffeta Co  (TPE:1434) 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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Formosa Taffeta Co Business Description

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Address
317, Shuliou RD, Touliou, TWN, 640
Formosa Taffeta Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is principally involved in the textile industry. The Company is engaged in fiber dyeing and finishing, manufacturing, and sales of curtains. The company's business segments include the first business segment, which is involved in the production and sale of woven, dyeing & finishing products, and management of overseas subsidiaries' plants; the cord fabric segment, which produces and offers tire cords; the gasoline segment, which offers gasoline and car washing, and Other segments. The company generates maximum revenue through the Gasoline segment.

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