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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co (TSE:4008) Beta : 0.32 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-28), Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co's Beta is 0.32.


Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co's Beta can be seen below:

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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Beta Chart

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.17 1.25 1.22 1.08 0.75

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.81 0.75 0.66 0.64 0.33

Competitive Comparison of Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co's Beta

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals 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.


Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals 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.


Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co  (TSE:4008) 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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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co (TSE:4008) Business Description

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1-13-5 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 102-0073
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals manufactures and sells chemicals and chemical-based products in three segments based on product type. The superabsorbent-polymers segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells diapers, sanitary napkins, water repellent tape for power and optical cables, and sodium polyacrylate products used as a water-retention agent for agricultural and horticultural use. The chemicals segment sells plastic polymers, latex, and chemical additives used in the production of lithium-ion batteries and pharmaceuticals. The gases segment sells gases for industrial use, which includes electronics production, as well as aerosol propellant gas and nitrous oxide.

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