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Ameriwest Lithium (XCNQ:AWLI) Beta : 2.45 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Ameriwest Lithium Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-01), Ameriwest Lithium's Beta is 2.45.


Ameriwest Lithium Beta Historical Data

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

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Ameriwest Lithium Beta Chart

Ameriwest Lithium Annual Data
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Ameriwest Lithium Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Ameriwest Lithium's Beta

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Ameriwest Lithium'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.


Ameriwest Lithium's Beta Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Ameriwest Lithium's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ameriwest Lithium 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.


Ameriwest Lithium  (XCNQ:AWLI) 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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Ameriwest Lithium (XCNQ:AWLI) Business Description

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Address
1110 Hamilton Street, Suite 306, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 2S2
Ameriwest Lithium Inc is a junior mining company with a focus on identifying and evaluating mineral resource projects for further exploration and future development. The company portfolio includes Koster Dam Property, Canada; Thunderbird Property, Canada; Quet & Fire Property, Canada; ESN Property, USA; Deer Musk East Property, USA; Railroad Valley Property, USA; Edwards Creek Valley Property, USA and Thompson Valley Property, USA. The company operates in one reportable operating segment, the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It operates in Canada and the United States.

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