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Harima Chemicals Group (TSE:4410) Beta : 0.43 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Harima Chemicals Group Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-31), Harima Chemicals Group's Beta is 0.43.


Harima Chemicals Group Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harima Chemicals Group's Beta can be seen below:

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Harima Chemicals Group Beta Chart

Harima Chemicals Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 0.37 0.06 0.10 0.41

Harima Chemicals Group Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 0.21 0.17 0.31 0.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Harima Chemicals Group's Beta

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Harima Chemicals Group'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.


Harima Chemicals Group's Beta Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Harima Chemicals Group's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Harima Chemicals Group 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.


Harima Chemicals Group  (TSE:4410) 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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Harima Chemicals Group Business Description

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3 - chome Nihonbashi 3 - chome Chuo - ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0027
Harima Chemicals Group Inc is a Japan-based chemical manufacturer. The company is mainly engaged in chemical products business, papermaking chemical business, and electronic materials business. Products offered by the company include resins for printing ink, paint, resin for adhesive and adhesive, emulsifier for synthetic rubber, sizing agent, paper strength enhancer, and coating agent. Electronic materials business develops, manufacture and sell conductive paste, brazing material for aluminum and printed wiring board related materials. Harima has a world-wide network with presence in Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, and South America.

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