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PWC Capital (TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD) Beta : N/A (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is PWC Capital Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), PWC Capital's Beta is Not available.


PWC Capital Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for PWC Capital's Beta can be seen below:

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PWC Capital Beta Chart

PWC Capital Annual Data
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PWC Capital Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of PWC Capital's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, PWC Capital'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.


PWC Capital's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, PWC Capital's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



PWC Capital 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.


PWC Capital  (TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD) 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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PWC Capital (TSX:PWC.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

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Pacific & Western Credit Corp is a holding company. The Company's wholly-owned and main subsidiary is Pacific & Western Bank of Canada, which provides financial solutions to clients in selected niche markets. The Bank receives deposits through a diversified network of deposit brokers and is a member institution of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation ('CDIC'). The Bank invests these funds in loans, leases, commercial mortgages, residential development mortgages, equity and debt of corporations, and government guaranteed securities, all of which are selected to provide lower returns on equity but with limited risk of default. The Bank has two main business activities, namely deposit services and lending services. Deposit services are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Deposits, consisting of guaranteed investment certificates and daily interest savings accounts, eligible for CDIC insurance, are raised through a diversified network of deposit brokers across Canada. The Bank's business is comprised of three core lending segments, being real estate lending, public sector lending and commercial lending. The Bank's real estate lending portfolio is organized into four categories, being land and construction loans, residential term mortgages, commercial term mortgages, and insured mortgages. The Bank provides land and construction loans, residential term mortgages, commercial term mortgages, and insured mortgages.

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