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Canadian Banc (TSX:BK) Beta : 0.69 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Canadian Banc Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-12), Canadian Banc's Beta is 0.69.


Canadian Banc Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Banc's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Canadian Banc Beta Chart

Canadian Banc Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 1.62 1.70 1.35 0.79

Canadian Banc Semi-Annual Data
Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24
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 1.56 1.35 1.06 0.79 0.68

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Banc's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Canadian Banc'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.


Canadian Banc's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Canadian Banc's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Banc's Beta falls into.



Canadian Banc 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.


Canadian Banc  (TSX:BK) 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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Canadian Banc Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Front Street West, Suite 2510, P.O. Box 51, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 3K2
Canadian Banc Corp is a Canadian-based company operating in the financial services sector. The Company invests in an actively managed portfolio of common shares comprised of Canadian chartered banks. The Company employs an active covered call writing program to enhance the income earned from the portfolio.