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Sona Nanotech (XCNQ:SONA) Beta : 0.94 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is Sona Nanotech Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-03-02), Sona Nanotech's Beta is 0.94.


Sona Nanotech Beta Historical Data

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

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Sona Nanotech Beta Chart

Sona Nanotech Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -23.84 -9.46 -3.37 -2.41 -0.62

Sona Nanotech Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 -0.55 -0.62 0.43 0.90 1.19

Competitive Comparison of Sona Nanotech's Beta

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Sona Nanotech'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.


Sona Nanotech's Beta Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Sona Nanotech's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sona Nanotech 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.


Sona Nanotech  (XCNQ:SONA) 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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Sona Nanotech Business Description

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1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 2001, Purdy’s Wharf Tower II, Halifax, NS, CAN, B3J 3R7
Sona Nanotech Inc is engaged in researching and developing gold nanorod products. It makes products for diagnostic tests and medical treatment applications. The company's product includes Gemini and Saliva tests.

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