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Viaspace (Viaspace) Beta : 112.09 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Viaspace Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-06-25), Viaspace's Beta is 112.09.


Viaspace Beta Historical Data

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

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Viaspace Beta Chart

Viaspace Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.32 0.43 -1.84 -1.76 -0.26

Viaspace Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 -1.75 -1.86 -1.51 -0.26 5.55

Competitive Comparison of Viaspace's Beta

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Viaspace'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.


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

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

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



Viaspace 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.


Viaspace  (OTCPK:VSPC) 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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Viaspace (Viaspace) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
344 Pine Street, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, 95062
Viaspace Inc is an US-based renewable energy company. It is involved in the renewable energy based on biomass, in particular, its dedicated energy crop with the trademarked name Giant King Grass (GKC). The company focuses on GKG, which is a natural hybrid, non-genetically modified, fast-growing, perennial grass, which can be used to generate low carbon and renewable electricity by direct burning in a biomass power plant, and can be made into pellets that can replace some of the coal in existing power plants thus reducing carbon emissions. In addition, the GKC can also be used as a feedstock for biochemicals and bioplastics. Geographically, the activities are generally carried out through the region of United States.
Executives
Robert Hoegler director, 10 percent owner, officer: President #604 7040 GRANVILLE AVENUE RICHMOND A1 V6Y 3W5