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Boralex (TSX:BLX) Beta : 0.29 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Boralex Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-13), Boralex's Beta is 0.29.


Boralex Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boralex'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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Boralex Beta Chart

Boralex 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 0.94 0.76 0.51 0.27 0.12

Boralex 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 -0.13 0.12 0.24 0.39 0.42

Competitive Comparison of Boralex's Beta

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Boralex'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.


Boralex's Beta Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Boralex's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Boralex 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.


Boralex  (TSX:BLX) 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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Boralex Business Description

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Address
36, Rue Lajeunesse, Juridique, Kingsey Falls, QC, CAN, J0A 1B0
Boralex is a power producer whose core business is dedicated to the development and operation of renewable energy power stations in Canada, France, the United States and the United Kingdom. Boralex owns power generation assets across four technologies: wind, solar, hydroelectric, and thermal. Substantially all of its operating assets are subject to indexed fixed-price energy sales contracts.
Executives
André Courville Director
Marie-josée Arsenault Senior Officer
Bruno Guilmette Senior Officer
Nicolas Wolff Senior Officer
Patrick Decostre Director, Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec 10% Security Holder
Mihaela Stefanov Senior Officer
Éric Cantin Senior Officer
Pascal Laprise-demers Senior Officer
Isabelle Fontaine Senior Officer
Zin Edine Smati Director
Alain Rheaume Director
Dany St-pierre Director
Edward Hume Kernaghan Director
Julie Cusson Senior Officer